Does Niantic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Niantic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Niantic. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Niantic?

69% of Niantic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Niantic 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Niantic?

Software Engineer (35) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Product Manager (8) , Software Engineer(Internship) (6) , Staff Software Engineer (6) , Engineering Manager (3) , Marketing (3) , Producer (3) , 3D Artist (2) , Client Engineer (2) , Designer (2) , Engineering Director (2) , Field Operations Specialist (2) , Game Designer (2) , Marketing Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Niantic according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and teams" ((in 34 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 26 reviews)); "The culture at Niantic is great." ((in 15 reviews)); "pay is good" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work life balance for software engineers" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Niantic according to real employee reviews?

"Weak leadership with topdown decision" ((in 15 reviews)); "While managers are always available for advice, they largely try to enable you to set your own direction and work priorities." ((in 7 reviews)); "the upper management is terrible." ((in 6 reviews)); "functional communication." ((in 5 reviews)); "sexism and favoritism runs rampant in annual reviews." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Niantic layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Niantic layoffs and their outlook for job security at Niantic in 2026.

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(228 total reviews)

John Hanke

67% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Niantic has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Niantic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

Mar 9, 2022

Underpaid, overworked, clueless upper management

Product marketing

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Bonuses are nice and size able every year Working on the biggest mobile game of all time is cool for a while

Cons

Poor WLB Compensation not competitive at all, no transparency on this front, can get paid anywhere from 25-50% more at tech companies Management doesn’t seem worried about talent retention, even though one person does the work of 2-3 people and causes burnout

2.0

Dec 10, 2021

Looks better on your resume than in person.

Experienced senior technical artist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge potential, with early entry into AR, Google money, and one of the greatest licenses on the planet. As long as they stick with Nintendo, they should be alright.

Cons

Bad management, and TA’s doing buggy game code. What you learn here probably won’t be very useful at other serious game studios. Perhaps too focused on monetization, and licensing their SDK, instead of gameplay? I’m not sure, but either you “buy in”, keep your head down and get paid, or you leave.

1.0

May 11, 2020

Poor decisions, money grabbing

User experience architect

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

the salary was good but that's all

Cons

I don't know where the strategy of this company is going, but this direction is totally wrong

Niantic Response

I'm sorry to hear your experience was not positive and that you did not know the strategy of the company. We have been working hard to create an open and transparent culture and will continue to do so.

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