SoC Digital Design Engineer, Multimedia Lab San Jose Regular

TikTok; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Front-End/RTL engineer in San Jose to help define the architecture of SoC tops/subsystems and drive RTL implementation. You will collaborate with Verification, Backend, and Mid-end teams to support synthesis, SDC generation, STA, and power optimization.

Responsibilities include Lint/CDC/RDC checks, and contributing to low-power strategies with UPF flow, clock gating, and power gating. Strong Verilog/SystemVerilog mastery and scripting ability are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Microelectronics, ICs, CS, EE or related field.
• 1+ years of experience in digital front-end design (or promising candidates).
• Mastery of Verilog/SystemVerilog and solid digital circuits foundation.
• Proficiency with front-end EDA tools (Spyglass, Design Compiler, PrimeTime).
• Scripting fluency (Python, Perl, Tcl, Makefile) for automation.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: Define architecture of SoC top/subsystems and evaluate PPA in early design.
• RTL Implementation: Write RTL code (Verilog/SystemVerilog) and maintain design docs.
• Front-End Quality Control: Perform Lint, CDC, and RDC checks for robustness.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Verification, Backend, Mid-end to support Synthesis, SDC, STA, and power optimization.
• Low Power Design: Contribute to low-power strategies, clock/power gating, and UPF flow.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Microelectronics, Integrated Circuits, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Spyglass

Design Compiler

PrimeTime

Job description

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A231202

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: Participate in defining the architecture of SoC top or subsystems (NoC/CPU/NPU/ISP/Codec), and conduct PPA (Power, Performance, Area) evaluation during the early design phase.
• RTL Implementation: Write high-quality, well-structured RTL code (Verilog/SystemVerilog) and maintain related design documentation.
• Front-End Quality Control: Perform Lint, CDC (Clock Domain Crossing), and RDC (Reset Domain Crossing) checks to ensure code standard compliance and design robustness.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Verification team for debugging and achieving Coverage closure; collaborate with the Backend/Mid-end teams to support Synthesis, SDC (Synopsys Design Constraints) generation, STA (Static Timing Analysis), and power optimization.
• Low Power Design: Participate in the formulation of chip low-power strategies, proficiently apply Clock Gating and Power Gating techniques, and support the UPF (Unified Power Format) flow.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Microelectronics, Integrated Circuits, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience in digital front-end design (open to highly promising candidates with less experience).
• Mastery of Verilog/SystemVerilog and a solid foundation in digital circuits.
• Proficiency with mainstream front-end EDA tools (e.g., Spyglass, Design Compiler, PrimeTime).
• Fluent in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, Tcl, Makefile) for workflow automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of NPU architecture, HW/SW co-design and AI hardware acceleration.
• Proven experience in SoC-level performance profiling and bottleneck analysis.
• Hands-on experience in the integration of complex SoC core subsystems (e.g., CPU/NPU clusters, Memory subsystems).
• Successful tape-out experience in advanced process nodes (7nm/5nm/3nm).

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $162000 - $316800 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

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