Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Niantic as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Data Science Intern and Software Engineering rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Data Science Intern and Software Engineering roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Niantic takes an average of 22 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineering had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Data Science Intern roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
Applied online. Introductory interview was very short which will be followed by 2 coding rounds which spanned over 2 weeks. Details regarding coding rounds are very minimal not given a huge heads-up beforehand.
In the interview, I solved a matrix-based DSA problem where the matrix represented image pixels. It lasted one hour, and the interviewer was engaging, offering helpful hints whenever I encountered errors or needed optimization guidance.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Niantic
Interview
It was 5 rounds of interviews, all online with people from various countries across the region. The interview format ranges from Q&A to a short brainstorming session. They don't ask you typical questions like "what are you strengths and weaknesses", etc. They rather dive into your resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask you specific question on how you plan to solve a real problem that they have.