Interviewed a month ago, recruiter called today and mentioned that there has been some project prioritization and issues with head count. So they want to keep things on hold. I wasn’t sure from the discussion if there’s a hiring freeze or not since they didn’t reject my application but put on hold. Wondering if anyone working there could shed some details? Also what is Google L5 equivalent level at Niantic and what is average TC? Current TC: 450k Update: Recruiter called again today saying that all backend positions are on hold and there’ll be no hiring
Similar story: Interviewed more than 2 weeks ago and no feedback from the recruiter.
There is a hiring freeze for the last few weeks, sorry. What team did you interview for? We have a freeze in place for all roles except for “critical” roles. Most critical roles right now are focused on Pokémon GO.
Yeah got call again today saying that all backend positions are on hold
Also just got a call back from the recruiter saying there’s a hiring freeze today. Interviewed 4 weeks ago.
They just reached out to me today for the new role. I was also told same thing like OP , a month back and today they got back to me suggesting that they are now open to interview.
Same, they canceled my offer. Knowing that they live from pokemon go long tail and they don't have other product to IPO, this might not be the best company to join.
Isnt niantic a google company? And why niantic?
No, in 2015 they spun out.