Summary
Arul Sharma is a software engineer with eight years of hands-on experience blending AI governance, cloud engineering, and applied NLP in financial and educational settings. Currently at Lincoln Financial Group he focuses on ethical, transparent AI systems and data lake management, leveraging Python and AWS expertise (AWS Cloud Practitioner) to operationalize governance and automated testing. His background includes building CI/CD and regression pipelines with CloudFormation and automating cloud workflows, plus research training NLP models on course evaluations to extract actionable educational insights. As an Engineering Ambassador and teaching assistant at NC State he pairs technical depth with outreach, inspiring future STEM talent while completing a Master’s in Computer Science. Notably, he transitions fluidly between production-grade cloud automation and academic research—demonstrating a rare mix of operational rigor and curiosity-driven experimentation.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at North Carolina State University
Associate's degree, Computer Science, 11-12, Associate's degree, Computer Science, 11-12 at Guilford College
High School Diploma, 9-10, High School Diploma, 9-10 at Early College at Guilford