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.

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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228 reviews

5.0

Jul 10, 2018

Shooting star company with employee-friendly attitude

Researcher

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is on a steady growth trajectory, and has a very encouraging attitude towards its employees. They really believe, that the company performs at its best, if the employees are encouraged to do what they are best at. Everyone in the company leadership is a legend, so one just has to get onboard the Maglev and let them help you figure out where your contribution has the potential to make the most impact.

Cons

Quick growth means everyone has to pay extra attention to developing internal processes that scale.

Niantic Response

7y

All aboard the maglev!

5.0

Jun 11, 2018

Augmenting Reality

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

We have some of the brightest, most diligent, committed and challenge-driven folks working here that I've ever met, which makes for a rewarding experience as an employee. The teams are all flexible, collaborate on a variety of projects, assignments and goals, and really strive to make everyone feel involved and important.

Cons

With the growth we've experienced, we're trying out new policies and benefits to improve the employee experience; depending on the team you're on, your days may be a bit longer than others, but even if that happens, it seems like managers are always ready to listen and help out.

Niantic Response

7y

Thank you for this! Great advice :)

5.0

Jun 6, 2018

Aggressive goals pursued with passion.

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Coworkers are technically competent, passionate, and always ready to lend a helping hand. - Working on high-impact projects from the get-go. - High amount of responsibility. - Google-style TGIF meetings with good transparency. - Amazing view of the bay at the office. You think I'm overstating it, but it seriously energizes me. - We are actively making efforts to improve processes in order to mitigate growing pains. Cool benefits: - Free lunch. - All the Ito En tea you can drink. - 15 days PTO, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time. - Reimbursements for gym, internet, and mobile. - 401k matching. - Insurance. - If you're in the Seattle office, a Dance Dance Revolution machine.

Cons

- Sometimes our goals are too aggressive, and we end up sacrificing quality for ship time. - Experiencing growing pains which are the cause of some organizational issues and underdeveloped engineering conventions / documentation. - Sometimes feels like we need to pull long hours because of our aggressive goals. However, I also just really like working on Pokemon Go, so that's also a factor. - From what I've heard, experience varies quite a bit from team to team; perception of cost center vs profit center. - Despite our efforts towards transparency, we are not fully transparent e.g. about upcoming project codenames. - Meetings can sometimes feel a bit pointless for some attendees.

Niantic Response

8y

Really great and insightful feedback! Thank you! - D

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