Niantic Employee Reviews
Out of 180 Niantic employee reviews, 84% were positive. The remaining 16% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Niantic improve their work culture. The Engineering team, with 90% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Niantic compared to all other departments at the company.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Listening to people rather than not
listening not just to their own echo chambers
Review from Engineering Dept
I wish we could be more transparent about upcoming projects/R&D work. Some of it has to be private and I understand that, but I would like a deeper view into what's going on.
Review from Engineering Dept
Continue to improve fluid communications
Agreed - and thanks!
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Me and colleagues all report feeling we are paid below market value and subject to game industry crunch. There is huge gaps in compensation between mid level and senior level employees.
Compared to similar offers that I have seen from other companies, my Niantic offer was lower. I negotiated up a bit in my offer but its still lower than other companies in the area (Microsoft, Google, Snapchat, etc)
Review from Engineering Dept
The company needs to review compensation more frequently so consistent high performers are recognized appropriately.
Review from Engineering Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Not talking to me would be a start. Maybe speak to their customers
More excitement for what we're working on and wanting to help others and themselves get better to make cooler products
We need to build smaller, more focused teams. Right now, my team has about 15 different projects and none of them are very cohesive. I would prefer if we could categorize, prioritize, and split into smaller teams to get a tighter feedback loop.
Review from Engineering Dept
We're definitely experiencing some growing pains, but I think documentation and software-enforced processes would make the gears interlock more cleanly.
Review from Engineering Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
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What would you improve about your company's interview process?
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What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
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What would you most like to see improved at your company?
benefits and employee skills development