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.

Niantic reviews

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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Reviews by job title

228 reviews

5.0

Oct 11, 2019

Work with smart, passionate people who love real-world games

Senior producer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

* smart, passionate teammates * mission-driven work (adventures on foot with others) * opportunities for personal growth as company goes from small startup to midsize co

Cons

* not necessarily a con, but things move quickly so it's good to be comfortable navigating ambiguity

2.0

Sep 30, 2019

Haven't really helped anyone in over a year

Customer support specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people to work with.

Cons

Worked here for over a year and feel like I haven't actually helped anyone. Constantly just give generic replies and dodge actual questions. When someone asks to talk to a supervisor we either just dodge the question or send them to someone at our same level. Many times we say we have looked in to the solution or reviewed the situation and claim our decision stands when I reality we just waited a while to respond.

5.0

Jul 22, 2019

Healthiest work environment in gaming industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Nicest and most hard-working coworkers who are driven by the company's missions, an inherent want to do well by their peers and by the players, and the pride they have in their work - ERGs lead by people who really care and strive to make this a safe space for all - Working on exciting franchises and IP - Leadership who listens and empowers change from the bottom up - You are empowered to pursue projects and tasks that inspire you and can really make your mark in big ways - A culture of trust. If something goes wrong, nobody ever points fingers. Problem-solving-focused mindset is ingrained in the company; there's no time to cast blame and hurt relations, let's solve the problem at hand. It's always assumed that everyone has the best intentions

Cons

There aren't many cultures like this one. If you've learned habits from other companies that include being cutthroat and not collaborative, then you might not enjoy working in an environment that will require you to unlearn that. Very flat organization that's going through typical growing pains. Lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities might be exciting to some but stressful to others.

Niantic Response

6y

These are very kind words - thank you so much for sharing this! We'll keep working on fostering goodness across the company :)

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