Job Description

The Niantic Augmented Reality Head Mounted Display (AR HMD) team is on a mission to build the most immersive outdoor gaming experience and we are seeking innovative and pioneering engineers to be part of our journey. Building on Niantic's unparalleled gaming expertise and AR services, we will enable the real-world meta-verse with unique, engaging, and collaborative location based outdoor gaming and non-gaming experiences which encourages everyone to explore and enjoy the world around them.

We are looking for a detailed oriented, highly organized individual to be the go-to person for our hardware, testing, and lab management. This role requires one who excels in working with others to solve problems and has a strong passion for quality and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Managing hardware inventory for entire team.
• Receiving, packaging, and sending devices.
• Performing audits across entire organization.
• Running pre-canned automation for flashing hardware.
• Crafting and running test cases.
• Assisting in indoor and outdoor testing of new devices.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel into Bellevue, WA office 2-3 times per week.
• Solid written and verbal communicator.
• Great collaborator and individual problem solver.
• Detailed oriented.
• 1 year experience using databases or spreadsheets.
• 1 year using Windows and/or UNIX command line utilities.

Plus If...

• You have shell, python, coding experience.
• AR/VR, device, mobile, hardware experience.
• Passion for gaming.

Join the Niantic team!

Niantic is the world’s leading AR technology company, sparking creative and engaging journeys in the real world. Our products inspire outdoor exploration, exercise, and meaningful social interaction.

Originally formed at Google in 2011, we became an independent company in 2015 with a strong group of investors including Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Alsop Louie Partners. Our current consumer titles include pioneering global-control game Ingress, record-breaking AR game Pokémon GO, and Pikmin Bloom. In November 2021, we launched our developer platform, Lightship, enabling creators to build immersive AR experiences around the globe.

Niantic is an Equal Opportunity employer. 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.

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, Los Angeles, New York, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, and Zurich.