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Software Engineer, Game Development
Niantic
Job Summary
Niantic’s Engineering Team is seeking a Software Engineer to create high-performance mobile real-world MMO games at massive scale using Unity 3D on Android and iOS. You will work on a wide variety of technical challenges while creating engaging and fun real-world gameplay for a user-base in the billions.
Key Responsibilities
- Build engaging gameplay features that are fun and easy to use.
- Create technical designs and develop code on game features, for a devoted user-base.
- Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, game designers, and user experience designers to ensure the technology and user experience meets internal standards.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design reviews, and write unit tests.
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings.
- Required in-office presence: 3 days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Required Qualifications / Skills
- BS in Computer Science or other technical major, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum two years of work experience developing in a multi-person game studio.
- 3D game engine experience.
- Proficiency in C# or C++.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately.
- Ability to solve practical problems and be adaptable to dynamic situations with little advance notice.
- Experience working on cross-functional teams with effective written and verbal communication skills, including synchronous interactions.
- Basic Japanese language skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Mobile or console game performance optimization experience.
About Niantic
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.
Niantic believes that cultivating a workplace where people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. The company emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those traditionally underrepresented in technology, as a core value.
Niantic is a hybrid-first company, valuing in-person interaction and collaboration to foster creativity and community. Hybrid work schedules allow for a mix of remote and in-office work. Offices are located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Bellevue, Kansas, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, Hyderabad, and Zürich.
Application Process
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