Niantic·Software Engineer

Niantic Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Positive

San Francisco, CAPosted Jul 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a short intro where they were genuinely helpful and responsive, and the interviewer set a kind tone right away.

I felt supported leading into the interview, and the questions in the first round were light enough that it was easy to settle in.

After that, the next stage involved a more hands-on technical component. One part of my experience was a live coding interview, and the overall vibe stayed friendly rather than tense. Even when it was more interactive, the interviewer kept things smooth and followed up in a way that made the flow understandable.

Communication was also quick: after the technical screen with an engineer, I received an update from recruiting about a week later. I didn’t end up with

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