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Q&A With Niantic Employees
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How employees describe working at Niantic
They’re games are always interesti
How creative they are in making games
Creativity is what i value most
Their innovation with impressive tech
They engage my whole family from 3 to 33 we all have something we can enjoy.
What it's like to work at Niantic
- Niantic employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
- Employees at Niantic report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 90% of Niantic employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Niantic employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 88% of Niantic employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Niantic employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 88% of Niantic employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Niantic Employees
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What is the daily attire at Niantic?
casual
Casual
What's the pay like for employees at Niantic?
Top Employee Response
My pay at least (in engineering) is strong relative to the rest of the industry and includes a very competitive stock option component. I like that the company is willing to make me wealthy if it does well and feel that I'm sharing meaningfully in its success.
Pay is quite competitive!
How are the managers at Niantic?
Agree that the managers are generally inspiring and high quality. Disagree about the growth opportunities. I'm now managing close to 15 directs and the company has actively resisted my efforts to develop the people beneath me into leaders even though some have the potential and desire - this has frustrated them as well as me. With so many directs, my day is completely dominated by meetings and I've had to slash relatively important ones so I can continue to do my job and keep the team going. Going on like this isn't sustainable.
Really inspiring people that I'm honored to work with. Managers know both management and the domains they're managing. Unfortunately most managers are spread pretty thinly - the company clearly wants a flat structure and resisted building out an additional layer of management longer than it should have. But the company is aware of it and working on it, which leads to some fantastic opportunities for people here.
How's career growth and advancement at Niantic?
They're fairly reticent to promote and keep retooling the ladders.
You'll learn a lot here! The management structure of the company is spread a bit too thinly right now and people are getting promoted into management as well, so there are some great advancement opportunities right now for those willing to show they have the right stuff.
What is Niantic's policy towards pets in the workplace?
No pets.
What's the work from home policy like at Niantic?
It varies by team. The company is generally very flexible about working from its other offices and the occasional WFH, but I haven't seen it embrace routine WFH schedules.
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Do engineers typically stick to one product or work on multiple throughout their time at Niantic?
How are the benefits at Niantic for employees in Engineering?
Niantic's Engineering team rates their overall benefits an A and most of them think the perks are Good. 80% of Niantic employees in Engineering say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Engineering also get 20-30 days of paid vacation, and most of them believe the cash value of their benefits is less than $500/mo.
How are the managers in the Engineering department at Niantic?
Niantic's Engineering team rates their manager a B+ or 77/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. The engineering team (100%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
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Should I work at Niantic?
52% of Niantic employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 13% are neutral and 35% would not recommend working at Niantic to their friends.
| 52% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 13% | Passive |
| 35% | Detractors |
