Teammates are usually good people Niantic provides decent compensation
General lack of direction Weak top-level and mid-level management RSUs are worth much less than advertised Mediocre culture
Given that TC for all is more or less the same. Edit: TC in descending order: Niantic (stock options ) > Tesla > Two Sigma > Google > NVIDIA
Recruiter mailed me that they want to extend an offer and I am curious how much I can expect for Senior role interms of Base and Stock. current tc: 210k, 6yoe, 63 at msft #niantic #rsu #stock
I have a T6 offer at Niantic (platform team). And I’m torn. I was excited about the role and its growth but then they announced to me that they hired a director to whom I will report to. I am less thrilled by that since I was told initially that I would come in and build that function. I got extre...Read more
Does Niantic have base salary raises and stock refreshers each year? Also, what has been the average actual bonus percentage paid out for "Meets Expectations" for a T5 in the past few years?
I'm an SDE1 at amazon and I hate my life. I feel good about an interview at niantic (non-game team) and honestly feel like it would be nice to work there from speaking with the people. My only concern is that Niantic doesn't seem to have a product other than pokemon go, which is paying the bills at...Read more
how do you all feel about the job safety for software engineers in gaming companies like riot, blizzard, niantic going to be in this situation? i am currently considering interviewing for these companies and i feel that they are relatively safe considering everyone is staying at home. current tc: ...Read more
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Started looking around back in early Feb (right before the worst of the META stock drop) after feeling stalled career-wise on my team. Wanted to share the outcome of talking to 10+ companies, spanning from before the market drop (everyone's hiring!) to the recent hiring freezes and reductions. TC 1...Read more
Hi For myself * worked at a startup from seed to series C (2 years) * worked at another startup from series D to series E (2 years) * work at Google ( 1year) I have some input to compare working for big tech vs startups I personally think big tech is better for the following reasons: 1. Startup ...Read more
Hello Everyone, I have previously worked at Accenture as a .Net Developer for about 10 months and am interested in pursuing my career in a product company. I would like to apply for SDE-1 roles at any product company or a mid size start up . Any leads or referrals would help a lot. I've joined crio...Read more