Process
Brief call with recruiter. Call with hiring manager who seemed a bit unprofessional. Onsite with 4 others which felt overly rushed and the interviewers didn't feel engaging and quite frankly, looked bored to me. I take that as a red flag sign that they are disconnected and not the most motivated personalities.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Niantic Project Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Niantic's interview process for their Project Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Niantic's Project Engineer interview process in United States.
Niantic Work Experiences
2.0
Talented But Lacks Direction
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 27, 2021
Pros: Great talent.
Autonomy depending on team.
People are helpful.
Cons: Lack of cohesive direction.
Large workload; the Eng leadership team is weak.
Overall Eng culture is lacking.
1.0
Good pay and bonuses, but poor upper management
Sr. Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, WA
May 25, 2026
Pros: Good pay, a good bonus, and good teammates.
Cons: There was terrible upper management. The SVP says QA, TPM, and SRE are a luxury. Just don't ever work there.
5.0
A great team of talented people with a positive culture and grand ambitions
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
April 17, 2018
Pros: Our games are very cool so far, and there's much, much more to come. There's definitely an ambitious plan for the company to grow and do great things. Niantic is still in its early days.
We focus 100% on what's good for our players. We're very much intent on encouraging people to go out into the world, get some exercise, meet others, and be part of their communities.
Everyone on the team is friendly, positive, and supportive.
Work-life balance is quite good for either a startup or a game company, and Niantic is both.
Cons: The company is still very much in start-up mode, moving quickly and evolving rapidly. Be ready for a dynamic environment.
- 2.0Talented But Lacks DirectionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 27, 2021Pros: Great talent. Autonomy depending on team. People are helpful.Cons: Lack of cohesive direction. Large workload; the Eng leadership team is weak. Overall Eng culture is lacking.
- 1.0Good pay and bonuses, but poor upper managementSr. Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, WAMay 25, 2026Pros: Good pay, a good bonus, and good teammates.Cons: There was terrible upper management. The SVP says QA, TPM, and SRE are a luxury. Just don't ever work there.
- 5.0A great team of talented people with a positive culture and grand ambitionsSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesApril 17, 2018Pros: Our games are very cool so far, and there's much, much more to come. There's definitely an ambitious plan for the company to grow and do great things. Niantic is still in its early days. We focus 100% on what's good for our players. We're very much intent on encouraging people to go out into the world, get some exercise, meet others, and be part of their communities. Everyone on the team is friendly, positive, and supportive. Work-life balance is quite good for either a startup or a game company, and Niantic is both.Cons: The company is still very much in start-up mode, moving quickly and evolving rapidly. Be ready for a dynamic environment.
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