Raul Higareda is a software engineer with extensive experience in academic and professional settings. Raul served as a Course Assistant and Course Associate for Computer Science Principles I at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in early 2022. Following that, Raul worked as a Research Assistant at Parasol Laboratory in 2023. Raul gained industry experience through software engineering internships at Credit Suisse, John Deere, and Meta between June 2023 and August 2025. Raul holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a High School Diploma from Lake Travis High School in 2021.