Staff Software Engineer

5 days ago


Palo Alto, California, United States Niantic Full time
Niantic's Mission and Engineering Team

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.

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Staff Software Engineer to develop and refine advanced mapping and geospatial data services. These services are crucial for supporting Niantic's games, applications, and the Lightship developer community.

Responsibilities
  1. Build and maintain scalable map data pipelines for processing data from diverse sources into servable formats for various levels of details.
  2. Innovate and maintain services and APIs for delivering POIs and semantic map data according to customers' needs.
  3. Collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to weave services into their offerings, providing support with data analysis and ongoing maintenance.
  4. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and coaching to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
  5. Drive code reviews, maintain high coding standards, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes.
  6. Oversee the entire product release cycle, including QA testing, load testing, and the establishment of metrics, monitoring, and alerts.
  7. Troubleshoot and optimize performance for map-related services to ensure seamless user experiences.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on server backend service and data pipelines.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, or Python.
  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
  • Familiarity with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with geospatial data processing and map technologies, familiarity with geo data sources like OpenStreetMap.
  • Experience with geospatial databases and geoquery tools (e.g., Postgres, BigQuery).
  • Working knowledge of web-based 3D rendering using WebGL technologies such as Three.js.


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