Homayoun Lotfi

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Engineering Leadership at AMD [Senior Director of Software Development AI Group] at AMD

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Homayoun is a Senior Director of Software Development in the AI Group at AMD, leading teams in building unified and performant AI software solutions. Previously, he was a Director of Engineering at Uber, focusing on developer platforms and automation infrastructure. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University.

Homayoun is deeply invested in fostering collaborative team environments and developing high-performing engineering organizations. He is an Agile Scrum Master, emphasizing modern development methodologies.

He played a pivotal role in establishing and growing Ubers Developer Platform team in Bangalore from scratch to 50 members.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Charismatic

Informal

They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.  They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

AI Software Development
As Senior Director at AMD's AI Group, he is actively involved in building and accelerating next-generation AI software solutions and an open ecosystem.
Automation Infrastructure
He has extensive experience building testing and automation infrastructure at Uber and is currently hiring automation developers for AMD's AI Group.
Engineering Leadership
Homayoun has led global engineering teams at AMD, Uber, NVIDIA, and Cisco, focusing on team building, mentorship, and creating high-performing organizations.

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Work History

7-2025
Engineering Leadership at AMD [Senior Director of Software Development AI Group] at AMD
9-2018 - 5-2025
Engineering Leadership at Uber [Director of Dev Platform Infrastructure] at Uber
6-2012 - 9-2018
Leadership role in Development for Automation and Tooling at NVIDIA
2008 - 6-2012
Senior Manager of SW Development at Cisco Systems
9-1999 - 1-2008
Manager of Software Development (Dev Test & Automation) at Cisco Networking Academy

Education

1988 - 1991
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University

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DO's

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When Writing An Email

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