I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Niantic (Londres, Inglaterra) in Mar 2019
Interview
phone screen interview followed by 6 skype interviews (circa 30-60 mins each) over the 3 different rounds. At the end of a +3 months process, various emails and 5-6 Skype interviews, I was never provided clear information about where I was in the process, next steps. But the worse part was not being provided a constructive feedback on why I was rejected. Usually, it's standard practice after such a long process and various rounds of interviews to provide at least a basic feedback or explanation about what worked and what did not work in the process. Call it "courtesy", call it standard practice, call it transparency...Niantic's HR team did not provide any context other than saying "we found the perfect candidate". I found that quite naive, unprofessional and very unhelpful after dedicating at least 15-20 hours overall into the process. No hard feelings as still believe it's a great company making very cool things...certainly HR team seemed a bit understaffed and not very experienced/empathic with the candidates.
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My professional background: companies, role, successes etc
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Niantic (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2018
Interview
Had a call with the recruiter then a video chat with the manager of the role. Then next step was on-site. Was told after the video chat that I would be contacted about my on-site interview, but then after weeks of non-answers, I was told they changed their mind.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Niantic (Sunnyvale, CA) in May 2019
Interview
First talked to the company recruiter, she explained about the position and history of the company very clear. Then, I had a chance for 45 minutes of a technical video interview with one of the engineers. This interview was mostly technical questions and coding online. Luckily, I passed this round and went on the next round which is an onsite interview that took about 2.5 hours. I think the engineers interviewed me here were very nice. I don't feel much pressure during those 2.5 hours there. Lastly and luckily again, I had a chance to talk to the hiring manager. This interview was more like a conversation but one of the most enjoyable conversations. The whole process took about 2 weeks. Thanks to the recruiter that she helped to speed up the process quicker. She answered all the questions I had in a timely manner. Everyone I talked to from the recruiter -> interviewers -> hiring manager were very nice which made me feel very comfortable and excited about the position and the company.