SoC Digital Design Engineer, Multimedia Lab
About the role
The team is building industry-leading video codec hardware solutions using FPGA and ASIC technologies. We are seeking talented video codec design engineers to contribute to the development of hardware accelerators for advanced video encoding and processing.
Responsibilities
- Architecture Design: Define the architecture of SoC top or subsystems (NoC/CPU/NPU/ISP/Codec) and conduct PPA evaluation.
- RTL Implementation: Write high-quality, well-structured RTL code and maintain related design documentation.
- Front-End Quality Control: Perform lint, CDC, and RDC 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 generation, STA, and power optimization.
- Low Power Design: Participate in formulating chip low-power strategies, apply Clock Gating and Power Gating techniques, and support the UPF 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; Mastery of Verilog/SystemVerilog and a solid foundation in digital circuits; Proficiency with mainstream front-end EDA tools; Fluent in at least one scripting language 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; Successful tape-out experience in advanced process nodes (7nm/5nm/3nm).
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. We have global headquarters in Los Angeles and Singapore, with offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. Join us to inspire creativity and bring joy through our platform.
Why Join Us
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Job Information
Compensation Description (Annually)
- The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156,000 - $316,800 annually. Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, and location.
- The 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 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).
TikTok Accommodation
- The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other reasons protected by applicable laws.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.