Niantic

Software Engineer, Server

Niantic is seeking a Software Engineer - Server to build and design reliable, high-throughput, low latency, and scalable server and networking systems that support their projects like Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom. The role involves working on real-time indexing, querying, and aggregation problems at massive scales. Responsibilities include building key platform components, performing load testing, participating in code reviews, writing unit tests, conducting troubleshooting for uptime, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a strong technical background, great execution, and a self-starter mentality, with the ability to clarify ambiguities and break down vague ideas into concrete tasks.

<div>Niantic’s mission is to use emerging technology to enrich our experiences as human beings in the physical world. We build products that inspire movement, exploration, and face-to-face social interaction.&nbsp; Niantic is seeking a Software Engineer - Server to build the server infrastructure that supports projects such as Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom and Ingress. You will work on real-time indexing, querying and aggregation problems at massive scales of hundreds of millions of events per day. These technical challenges pertain to a single, coherent world-wide instance shared by millions of users. We seek engineers with strong technical background, great execution, and self-starter mentality. The ideal candidate loves to jump into the unknown, clarify ambiguities, quickly learn from failures, and break down vague ideas into concrete tasks.&nbsp; Responsibilities <ul> <li>Build and design reliable, high-throughput, low latency and scalable server and networking systems that support Niantic’s developers and products.&nbsp;</li> <li>Build key components of the platform that developers can incorporate to create rich experiences in their games.</li> <li>Perform load testing, participate in code reviews, write unit tests, and conduct troubleshooting to ensure uptime for live systems.</li> <li>Collaborate with other specialists, product managers, and other departments to ensure code meets internal standards.</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings.</li> <li>Required in-office 2 days/week</li> </ul> Qualifications <ul> <li>BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.</li> <li>Minimum of 2+ years of experience building reliable scalable platforms.</li> <li>Proficiency in one of the following languages: Java, Go or C++ with working knowledge of Python, SQL.</li> <li>Experience building networked and distributed systems.&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience building concurrent and multi-threaded services.&nbsp;</li> <li>Delivered solutions to production environments, and provided tools to monitor, support and mitigate any issues.</li> <li>Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice.&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including synchronous interactions with others.</li> </ul> Plus If… <ul> <li>Experience with deployment on hosting providers, such as Google Cloud, Azure or AWS.</li> <li>Experience with building ETL pipelines or&nbsp; crafting data-related ingestion APIs.</li> <li>Familiarity with one or more open source projects, such as Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, ElasticSearch and Envoy.&nbsp;</li> <li>Familiarity with Kubernetes, infrastructure as code (such as Terraform).</li> <li>Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading projects.</li> </ul> The total compensation package for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of $132,600.00 - $230,000.00 + 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.</div><div><h2>Join the Niantic team!</h2> 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.&nbsp; 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, Bellevue, London, Tokyo, and Zürich. #LI-HYBRID Candidate Privacy Policy I understand that by submitting my job application, the information I provide as part of that application will be used in accordance with Niantic’s&nbsp;<a href="https://nianticlabs.com/applicantprivacynotice">Privacy Notice for Job Applicants and Candidates</a>. If required by law, by submitting my job application I consent to the processing of my information as described in that Notice, including processing information I voluntarily disclose to Niantic, such as health or medical information, race or ethnicity data, and sexual orientation data and, in limited circumstances sharing information with third parties such as references and other third parties that assist in the hiring process.</div>

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