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 33 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 27 reviews)); "pay is good" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good work life balance for software engineers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Culture is good, great WLB." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Weak leadership with topdown decision" ((in 14 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)); "Lots of layoffs" ((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

Ratings by category

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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228 reviews

5.0

Aug 23, 2023

Excellent place to work

3d character artist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Inclusive, diverse, employer takes care of employees.

Cons

Stuck on one game style.

3.0

Aug 10, 2023

Better Leadership is Needed

Specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Most of the people in the company are very friendly and talented so it was a joy to work with them

Cons

- Leadership felt like they didn't understand how to operate as a gaming company and as a result, most new games never managed to make it past a few years - Communication between leadership and the rest of the company is either minimal or just fake propaganda, leading to abrupt layoffs after months of leadership claiming that the company was looking better

3.0

Aug 8, 2023

Fine but going downhill

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

-The day to day people you interact with are brilliant, kind and hard working people. -The offices are nice and well taken care of. -Good snacks. -Can dogfood games. -Benefits are decent. -Some managers are fantastic -Fun community days and opportunity to go to Gofest -Get to learn more about the available games and new features -Remote work is possible but only after gaining enough trust

Cons

-favoritism is very obvious -CEO and leadership say they take accountability without any actions to prove it. Multiple games were either rushed or should not have been launched. It seems they are trying to find more revenue streams but are unsuccessful. Some of those in leadership seem burnt out. -They don’t listen to their community who clearly state they don’t want another repackaged PGO game -Depending on the team there are some doing the work of 4 people. This has become worse after the layoffs -Starting to feel like a lot of workers no longer respect or trust leadership. -The AR platform is okay, but not strong enough to compete with top players. -Male dominant in a noticeable way

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