Physical AI Senior Software Engineer

Company description What You Do At AMD Changes Everything At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiencesfrom AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, youll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the worlds most important challengesstriving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. Job description We are currently seeking a Physical AI Senior Software Engineer to join our Customer eXperience Engineering (CXE) team, which is part of AMDs Embedded Computing Group. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly strategic and important part of AMDs business, targeting the next generation of Embedded & AI technologies and tools to meet the needs of our customers. As part of the CXE team you will act as Customer Zero, developing industrial proof of concept system solutions on our next generations of Embedded products. You will provide a customer perspective to influence the architecture of our next generation silicon, software and tools. The successful candidate will lead the development of Embedded software platforms that can enable Physical AI systemsAI that perceives, reasons, and acts in the physical world. This role combines hands-on technical depth in embedded software (C/C++, RTOS, Linux/Yocto) with strong people leadership, system-level thinking, and close collaboration across hardware, software, and AI teams. You will part of a high-performing team responsible for real-time, safety-aware, resource-constrained software that bridges silicon, firmware, operating systems, middleware, AI and other runtime stacks. As a key contributor, you will work alongside a diverse and experienced design team that will enable enormous opportunities for learning and self-development. Key Responsibilities Provide technical direction and architectural leadership for embedded software stacks spanning: RTOS-based systems Embedded Linux platforms (Yocto) Device drivers, BSPs, middleware, etc AI Solutions Lead system-level design decisions balancing latency, determinism, power, memory, safety, and performance Guide the integration of AI/ML workloads (inference pipelines, sensor fusion, control loops) into real-time and embedded Linux environments Support bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis across the full HW/SW stack Act as a mentor to the embedded software team Required profile Technical Expertise 7+ years of experience in embedded software development, with significant time in C/C++ Strong hands-on experience with RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, QNX, VxWorks, or equivalent) Deep knowledge of embedded Linux, including Yocto (recipes, layers, BSPs, CI integration) AI Driven Development Experience delivering software for production embedded systems Qualifications Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline Skills: tech ai software engineer…