SoC Digital Design Engineer (Video Codec Hardware)

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a video codec design engineer to help build scalable FPGA/ASIC hardware accelerators for advanced video encoding and processing. You will contribute to arch design, RTL implementation, and front-end quality checks on SoC top or subsystems, collaborating with verification and backend teams.

The role emphasizes low-power design, clock gating, and UPF workflows, with candidates having Verilog/SystemVerilog mastery and experience with EDA tools.

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 (Spyglass, Design Compiler, PrimeTime).
• Fluent in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, Tcl, Makefile) for workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: Define the architecture of SoC top or subsystems and evaluate power, performance, and area early in design.
• RTL Implementation: Write high-quality RTL code (Verilog/SystemVerilog) and maintain design documentation.
• Front-End Quality Control: Perform Lint, CDC, and RDC checks to ensure code quality and robustness.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Verification, Backend, and Mid-end teams on Synthesis, DRC/STA, and power optimization.
• Low Power Design: Contribute to chip low-power strategies and UPF flows, including Clock Gating and Power Gating.

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

TikTok is seeking a video codec design engineer to help build scalable FPGA/ASIC hardware accelerators for advanced video encoding and processing. You will contribute to arch design, RTL implementation, and front-end quality checks on SoC top or subsystems, collaborating with verification and backend teams.

The role emphasizes low-power design, clock gating, and UPF workflows, with candidates having Verilog/SystemVerilog mastery and experience with EDA tools.