I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Niantic
Interview
20 minute phone interview by someone much more junior than myself. Promised to go to a 2nd round and received a rejection email on a Friday. Think about the candidate experience and employer branding before you contact another candidate.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Niantic (Bellevue, WA) in Jun 2018
Interview
Niantic's process is pretty standard:
- First phone call with the recruiter.
- Technical phone screen.
- Interview loop in person.
- Final interview with the CTO. I believe an interview with leadership / founders is common among startups.
At some point in the process, the recruiter and interviewers thought about a position that would be an even better fit for me: full stack development. This change only involved another technical interview between the loop and the final interview.
For reasons beyond my control, I was not able to go to the loop in person. Niantic was kind enough to do all interviews online.
The process was very transparent. About the interviews themselves, they can go beyond just a job interview and become pretty good conversations.
It was a fair and straightforward interview process. Phone interview with a design and algorithm question. Onsites are all leetcode medium standard questions. Overall good experience. Great people to work with.