Mariot Chauvin is a seasoned engineering leader with 14 years of experience building and operating high-traffic, cloud-native platforms, currently serving as Director of Engineering at Motorway after leading engineering at The Guardian. He has deep technical roots in Scala, Play Framework and AWS, and a track record of moving large publication systems to HTTPS, cutting cloud costs significantly, and delivering low-latency content APIs for audiences of 100M+ monthly visitors. Equally comfortable in front-end and back-end work, his open-source contributions include UI improvements to The Guardian frontend and infrastructure enhancements to the Play Framework, reflecting hands-on craftsmanship alongside strategic leadership. Known for launching off-platform integrations (Apple News, Facebook Instant Articles, podcasts) and experimental products like media bots, he blends product curiosity with operational rigor. Based in Guildford, he pairs research-era engineering experience (MQTT-SN, embedded systems) with modern cloud and delivery practices to turn complex distributed systems into reliable, measurable services.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master Recherche Informatique, Master Recherche Informatique at University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology
Diplôme d'ingénieur Ingénierie logicielle, Diplôme d'ingénieur Ingénierie logicielle at IMT Nord Europe
The Community Maintained High Velocity Web Framework For Java and Scala.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:14 commits, 11 PRs, 23 comments in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Mariot primarily focused on improving the Play Framework's backend functionality. They refactored the XPath library to utilize the standard API, introducing a new dependency. They also added support for Netty native socket transport, introducing configuration options, channel options, and updating dependencies. Additionally, the user updated the CSRF configuration and dependencies, demonstrating a focus on the framework's underlying infrastructure.
Contributions:13 reviews, 226 commits, 192 PRs in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Mariot primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and functionality of the frontend application. Their work included adding structured data for Google search, incorporating image display via an image service, and improving the formatting and presentation of recipe-related data. Further enhancements included updating the email article body, as well as various updates to improve the display and readability of content, with an emphasis on refining the user experience. They also made updates to the CSS for improved design and responsiveness.
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Mariot Chauvin - Director Of Engineering at Motorway