
And the investors we've brought in have been pretty recent, so they're willing to be patient with us. We've got a lot of capital in the bank through investments, but we've also earned it. we've got a couple of things going for us that mean we don't need to in the short term. "It's something that's out there as a possible future spot for us. In January, Niantic's CEO and co-founder John Hanke told Fortune the company didn't have any immediate plans to offer a public stock option but may consider it in the future.Īccording to Hanke, the Niantic team is trying to build the company that will be ready for an eventual IPO. The increased valuation of Niantic spurred speculation that an IPO could be in the company's future. In January, the company completed its Series C funding round, in which it raised an additional $245 million, bringing the company's value to nearly $4 billion. With Niantic's continued success and the upcoming launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, it's not surprising there's renewed interest in Niantic Labs as an investment opportunity. In 2018, Pokémon Go revenue saw a 35 percent increase over its 2017 sales, earning nearly $800 million in revenue worldwide. Within its first seven months, Pokémon Go amassed over $1 billion in revenue making it the fastest mobile game to have passed $1 billion mark in the history of the app stores- and it isn't slowing down. The company became a legend in mobile gaming history after its June 2016 release of Pokémon Go. One thing several candidates mention is that referrals by a current Google employees, can get you past the technical screen and directly to onsite.Niantic is set to release its second mobile augmented reality (AR) game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on June 21.

At the end the of the interviews, the interviewers submit their reviews to a hiring committee, which has the final say on the offer. In each technical interview the candidates talk to one engineer and solves technical problems on a whiteboard. The questions are organized into 3 categories - Coding, Design and Open ended questions and interviewers are required to make sure all these categories are covered thoroughly. The onsite interview has 5 rounds plus one lunch interview. Stage 3: An onsite interview consisting of 5 interviews

This coding session includes basic questions about previous projects and solving a coding problem in a google doc. Stage 2: A 1 hour technical phone interview. The recruiter will call to discuss the candidate's job interests, location preferences, they will outline the entire process and suggest study materials for preparation The interview process takes 4 weeks on average.
