Shirin received an honours degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Western Australia, as well as a Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, but chose to pursue her love for education and become a teacher. She is currently teaching Mathematics and STEM at Scotch College, and has previously taught ATAR Computer Science. In 2016, Shirin and two of her colleagues were invited to write an integrated STEM curriculum for Scotch College which was implemented in 2017.