SoC Verification Engineer – Video Codec Hardware

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Inc. is building industry-leading video codec hardware solutions (FPGA/ASIC) and seeks a strong verification engineer to design hardware accelerators for advanced video encoding and processing.

You will join a fast-growing multi-disciplinary team including algorithm, architecture, software, firmware, and hardware verification experts. Responsibilities span verification planning, environment development, test execution, GLS timing, and flow optimization, with opportunities to work on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Microelectronics, Computer Science, Electronic Communications, or a related field.
• 1+ years of working experience in ASIC/SoC verification.
• Mastery of SystemVerilog and UVM methodology, with the ability to independently build IP-level or SoC-level verification environments.
• Proficiency in mainstream simulation and debugging tools (VCS/Incisive/Questa, Verdi, etc.).
• Exceptional debugging and logical analysis skills; proficient in Python/Perl/Shell scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Verification Planning: Deeply analyze architecture and design specifications to develop high-coverage module-level, subsystem-level, or SoC system-level Test Plans.
• Environment Development: Build from scratch or maintain advanced verification environments based on UVM methodology.
• Test Execution & Closure: Develop high-quality testcases, execute Constrained Random and Directed tests, and drive Functional and Code Coverage to 100% closure.
• System-Level Verification: Gate-Level Simulation (GLS) and SDF timing simulation; assist in FPGA prototyping and hardware/software co-debugging on Emulation platforms.
• Flow Optimization: Develop and maintain regression testing scripts and automation tools to improve verification efficiency and compute resource utilization.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Python scripting

Debugging

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Microelectronics, Computer Science, Electronic Communications, or a related field

Tools

VCS/Incisive/Questa

Verdi

Palladium

ZeBu

Job description

TikTok Inc. is building industry-leading video codec hardware solutions (FPGA/ASIC) and seeks a strong verification engineer to design hardware accelerators for advanced video encoding and processing.

You will join a fast-growing multi-disciplinary team including algorithm, architecture, software, firmware, and hardware verification experts. Responsibilities span verification planning, environment development, test execution, GLS timing, and flow optimization, with opportunities to work on