Niantic
Location
Sunnyvale, CA | United States
Job description
Niantic is a leading mobile gaming platform company known for creating popular augmented reality (AR) games such as Pokémon GO, Ingress, Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now. Our mission is to build interactive and immersive experiences that blend the real world with the virtual world, encouraging exploration, social interaction, and physical activity.
Niantic is seeking a hard-working Data Scientist to join our team. As a Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in supporting the development and growth of the game Pokémon GO. You will be responsible for analyzing and interpreting large datasets to provide valuable insights and recommendations to enhance the game's performance and user experience.
Join our team and contribute to the success of Pokémon GO by leveraging your data science expertise to drive data-informed decision-making and enhance the player experience.
The total compensation package for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of $129,000 - $176,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
Individual pay within this salary range is determined by work location and additional factors, including assessed job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can answer any questions about new hire total compensation during the hiring process. An overview of benefit offerings for your location can be found on the careers page.
Niantic's global-scale augmented reality platform and digital map powers spatial computing experiences in the real world. Incubated out of the Maps team at Google, Niantic first created Ingress and then Pokémon GO, a cultural phenomenon and hit game played by tens of millions of people each month. Niantic’s Lightship platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Peridot and Monster Hunter Now. Developers use Niantic’s platform to build their own AR applications and experiences, either with the Lightship Platform or directly through the web with 8th Wall.
We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close.
Niantic is a hybrid first company. We believe that in person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company. Our hybrid work schedules allow for a mix of remote and in-office work.
We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Bellevue, Kansas, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, Hyderabad, and Zurich. #LI-HYBRID
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