Best place I've worked by far - Software Engineer Niantic Employee Review

* The culture at Niantic is great. There is a lot of trust from management that people just do their job and are self-directed. Not a lot of micro-management which is great. Employees repay that trust by taking ownership and pride in the work * Working from home occasionally is allowed * Everyone is quite talented at their job and a pleasure to work with. The recruiters do a good job of filtering candidates * Work life balance is encouraged from management. Some people do work a lot but are not heavily pressured into doing so by management * There is a big culture of sharing knowledge between engineers. A lot of great technical talks on a weekly basis * Most diverse set of employees I've seen at any software company that I have worked at * Very inclusive atmosphere. I feel like I can talk to everyone and be welcomed * A lot of social events * Management communicates very transparently about their decisions and what's going on at higher levels. Regular Q&A occurs where anonymous questions are encouraged and can lead to them answering challenging questions * Rewarding to work at a place that is undeniably making a positive impact on the world. Employees and management are sincere about this objective.