Data Scientist, Niantic
User Acquisition
$158.4-176k
+ Bonus + Equity
2 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
Augmented reality software development
Job no longer available
Augmented reality software development
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$158.4-176k
+ Bonus + Equity
2 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Niantic's mission is to shape a future where technology enables novel robotics, computing, and entertainment experiences, focusing predominantly on augmented reality games.
Role
Who you are
- A degree in a quantitative field like Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related areas is preferred. Equivalent experience will also be considered
- Solid understanding of data engineering and statistical methodologies, and tools. Familiarity with Looker or similar business intelligence platforms is a plus
- Previous experience in UA data analysis, statistical modeling, and data visualization using tools such as Python, R, SQL, or similar
- Ability to translate complex data findings into actionable data narratives for a non-technical audience, including executives and board members
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Passion for gaming and familiarity with Pokémon GO is highly desirable
- 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
- Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including asynchronous interactions with others
What the job involves
- At Niantic, we are seeking a hard-working and passionate Data Scientist to join our team and contribute to the development and growth of Pokémon GO. As a UA Data Scientist, you will have the unique opportunity to play a crucial role in supporting our user acquisition efforts and influencing our multi-million dollar annual spending
- Analyze and interpret complex datasets to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities for growing Pokémon GO through new user acquisition
- Maintain and enhance SKAN ETL pipelines and conversion value methodology to ensure rigorous data collection and analysis
- Collaborate with diverse teams comprising marketing, product managers, and engineers to identify and prioritize data-driven objectives and strategies
- Generate and present regular reports, dashboards, and visualizations to effectively communicate actionable insights and recommendations to executives and various teams
- Develop, maintain, and interpret LTV prediction modeling and ROAS calculations to optimize user acquisition campaigns
- Stay up-to-date with mobile gaming industry trends, the UA landscape, and emerging technologies in data science and data engineering to ensure our strategies remain world-class
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings
- Required in-office 2 days on Monday and Wednesday
Our take
Niantic, Inc. is a software development company creating augmented reality mobile games, such as Ingress, Pokémon Go, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, that encourage players to go outside, explore, and meet people. The company was formed in 2010 as an internal startup within Google. Since its inception, hundreds of millions of people have used its products and services.
Although Niantic made a name for itself in the mobile gaming industry through the success of Pokémon Go, the company is hoping to become a platform for other developers to build location-aware AR apps on top of. In 2022, it released a location mapping software for AR, allowing AR experiences to be grounded to a physical location, like the front of a building or a park monument, rather than just floating aimlessly through a phone’s camera view.
Niantic plans to use this platform for an AR-based metaverse, an alternative to Meta’s plans for a VR-based metaverse that renders us bound to VR headsets. The company believes that an AR metaverse on a 3D map of the world will play a critical role in the next transition in computing, and raised funds to make this vision a reality in 2021.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Nov 2021
$300m
SERIES D
Dec 2018
$245m
SERIES C
Total funding: $774.3m
Company benefits
- Robust medical, dental, and vision insurance including 100% paid employee healthcare
- 100% of premiums for long term and short term disability and life insurance
- Mental healthcare on-demand by Spring Health
- Increasing paid time off with tenure, separate sick time accrual, five flex days per year to attend Niantic community events or volunteer
- Company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years
- 16 weeks of parental leave for parents, parental leave transition assistance by Cleo, Carrot fertility benefit
- 401k Match, equity options, compare and refinance loans with Credible’s online loan marketplace
- Cold breakfast, hot lunch and snacks all day, every day
- Cell-phone, gym, and internet reimbursements, pre-tax commuter benefits, employee discounts via Fond
- Employee donation match of up to $500 per year
- Wellness activities including yoga and meditation, volunteer off-sites, employee Resource Groups
Company values
- Start with a worthy goal
- Invite everyone on board
- Lead from the front
- Set waypoints, and then stay on course
- Speak the truth, to serve the mission
- See it through
- Weather storms
- Summit mountains
Company HQ
Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
John Hanke
(CEO)Having studied for an MBA at UCB, John worked as a Producer for 3DO before co-founding Big Network and Keyhole. He then spent over 11 years at Google as VP of Product, before leaving in October 2015 to found Niantic.
Phil Keslin
(CTO)Prior to Niantic, Phil was acontributor to StreetView, GMail and Lively products while at Google. Additionally Phil was a GPU Architect at NVIDIA and a key contributor to the design and development several of their GPUS.
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