Summary
Mahyar Mirrashed is a Canadian founder and CTO with six years of hands-on software engineering experience spanning startups, consulting, and academic research. He built products and led engineering efforts at Evergreen Media Technologies and earlier roles at JCA Technologies and Harris Computer, plus an entrepreneurial stretch as a self-employed developer. His background in computer engineering from the University of Manitoba combines practical delivery with research experience, reflecting a comfort with both prototyping and production systems. Known for an inquisitive, mission-driven mindset—“going to make the world a better place”—he pairs curiosity (his GitHub quip: "We're in a simulation") with pragmatic execution. Mahyar tends to move between building new ventures and contributing technical value inside established teams, making him effective at translating ideas into shipped software. Colleagues would describe him as an entrepreneurial engineer who balances vision with the day-to-day discipline of shipping reliable systems.
6 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering at University of Manitoba
Persian, English, French