Why the Future of AI Runs Through Seattle
Seattle is Arm’s North American center for AI and machine learning innovation, a hub driving the development of a universal AI compute platform. From phones to servers in the cloud, every device will soon run AI workloads. Here in Seattle, the teams are tackling the full stack: optimizing CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs for AI, and designing software that makes it all easy for developers to access.
Sharbani’s team is right in the middle of this. “We’re building systems that are technically excellent,” she says, “but also context-aware, inclusive, and deeply human.”
AI for Everyone, by Everyone
For Sharbani, inclusion isn’t a side program, it’s an integral part of engineering: “Because it’s not just about what’s next, it’s about who gets to shape it. AI is becoming foundational across every sector, and I believe we have a responsibility to ensure its future is inclusive, ethical, and empowering. The quality of data we input to build the future directly shapes the quality of the future we create.”
This is very visible in how her teams work and enable more people to contribute. As she puts it, “It’s not just about the tech. It’s about creating tools, pathways, and platforms that enable more people to thrive in tech.”
Rethinking What’s Possible
Sharbani’s approach to reimagining technology begins with asking better questions: What can we do with less? How can we make it work for more people?
That thinking has shaped Arm’s recent work on smaller, more efficient generative AI models that run entirely on consumer devices. These models don’t just save compute: they enable creative tools, assistive applications, and AI agents that work offline, privately, and instantly. It’s a product philosophy that opens AI to more people, in more contexts.
A Place to Shape Technology and Careers
In Seattle, you’ll find room to shape both Arm’s technology and culture. If you see a way to make something better, you’re encouraged to try. Here, engineers are empowered to explore and develop, no matter where they start.
It’s a place where careers grow for the long term. Sharbani’s path shows how opportunities can lead to new roles and leadership. It also shows how more women are shaping the future of STEM.
People First, Always
Arm is moving from being the quiet backbone of the world’s computing devices to actively shaping the AI workloads those devices will run. That requires a different kind of culture and finding engineers who add “yet” to the phrase “That’s a problem I don’t know how to solve.”