Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Niantic

      Is this your company?

      Niantic reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (228 total reviews)
      avatar

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      228 reviews
      2.0
      Jul 8, 2023

      Coasting on PGO while trying to shove their platform where it doesn’t belong

      Senior software engineering manager
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - passionate coworkers - ok benefits

      Cons

      - CEO is a software guy that doesn’t understand games or entertainment and meddles in the decision making of people that do - the ARGeo platform is prioritized above all else, even PGO. If you don’t give them what they want, prepare for your career to stall - the company doesn’t believe in designed experiences. All products are shallow because they treat their artists and designers like third class citizens - very little actual mentoring and career guidance happens at the company - DEI is lip service - sexism and favoritism runs rampant in annual reviews. See the ongoing lawsuit - hybrid policy was forced on employees despite major productivity gains when we were WFH. - the CEO has final approval of remote exemption requests. A massive waste of everyone’s time.

      2.0
      Jul 12, 2021

      Promote your employees

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - good pay - nice coworkers - fun projects

      Cons

      - leadership roles hired externally, not much room for advancement - decision making and plans say they are made by teams, but then overridden by executive decisions made behind closed doors - leadership not skilled at conflict resolution amongst themselves or their teams

      2.0
      Jul 25, 2020

      Stronger cons than pros

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits — medical, dental, vision, are all subsidized more heavily than at other companies CEO loves the company and community, tries very hard to build an inclusive and diverse company Colleagues are smart and hard-working

      Cons

      Lack of overall cohesive vision and strategy Too much reliance on Pokémon Go as the cash cow. At some point, the cow will run out of milk. Very weak engineering leadership at the top. Promotions are not transparent or fair — a legacy problem. Some people are promoted too quickly, some too slowly. Lots of inexperienced TLMs and managers — most are in leadership positions for the first time in their short careers (~2-5 years out of college).

      Viewing 22 - 24 of 228 Reviews
      Related searches: Niantic jobs | Niantic salaries | Niantic benefits | Niantic interviews
      ReviewsNiantic reviews

      Glassdoor has 266 Niantic reviews submitted anonymously by Niantic employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Niantic is right for you.