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 to work with" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great benefits and company mission" ((in 26 reviews)); "Culture is good, great WLB." ((in 16 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)); "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

Mar 26, 2018

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has been on a rocket ship ever since Pokemon, and it doesn't look like it will slow down anytime soon. They are hiring amazing talents and building really cool products. The pace is fast, so you gotta be ready for that.

Cons

Some operational pain as part of scaling. They are in between small company and medium size company in maturation but with the success of a very large company. There is often a push-pull between needing to move faster, but with some legacy approaches that can slow you down.

2.0

Mar 22, 2018

Great potential, poor execution

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great experienced people. You'll work with the smartest folks around. - Explosive company growth - Great (new!) office in SF

Cons

- No work/life balance. none. - We have a Google culture, we don't have a player-first culture. We're a gaming company where no one plays our games. - We have some of the smartest engineers, we're limited on eng resources, but yet we fail to properly execute on nearly all major features. It's a shame to see great talent go to waste. - Transparency is surprisingly large problem for such a small and young company. This is beyond just the issue with cross-functional communication. Any basic information on how the company is doing is off limits. This has turned the OKR meetings into backbending obscuring exercise; we literally have slides at these meetings that say something like "10% over our goal of X." I never thought I would say Google was more transparent. - Top-down management.

5.0

Mar 20, 2018

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of smart and energetic people. Experienced management team who cares deeply about their employees, company culture, work-life balance and changing the way people explore their world.

Cons

No major negatives so far.

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