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Sharbani Roy is building the future of AI at Arm Seattle

Sharbani Roy

“If you didn’t enjoy the journey to the finish line, why did you run the race anyway?” Sharbani Roy doesn’t just say this, she’s lived it for more than two decades in tech. Her career has taken her from engineering intern to leadership roles at Google and Amazon, and now to Arm. Along the way, she’s grown teams and turned ideas into tools used by millions. Now, as Vice President of AI Services, she’s bringing that expertise to our new office in Seattle. 

 Her journey has always been about the people she works with: “It’s not just about building technology, it’s about building momentum for others.” 

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.” 

“The foundations are here: compute that scales, tooling that abstracts complexity, models that adapt, and data that lives close to the user. But most importantly, let’s remember who we’re building for. People.” 

Sharbani Roy

Vice President of AI Services

Building the Future, Together 

With a new office opening at the end of the year, there’s never been a better time to join Arm in Seattle. You could be working on AI runtime environments that adapt in real time, on-device inference that powers next-gen mobile experiences, or developer platforms that make it easy for more people to build with AI.  

 And you won’t be doing it alone. “Anyone looking to lead, learn, or simply feel a sense of belonging on their journey in tech will find a place here,” Sharbani says. “Whether you’re early in your career or scaling new heights, a deep technical expert or just learning how to apply AI to your daily problem, you’ll know you’re part of building the future.” 

Interested in joining Sharbani in Seattle? Check out our current openings: 

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Staff Performance Solution Engineer 

Senior Principal Engineer Architect - Windows PC 

 

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