UX Designer, Player Platform Job at Niantic in Sunnyvale

Niantic's UX Design team is hiring a UX Designer to shape groundbreaking, highly social, and innovative experiences that inspire millions of players to explore the real world through discovery, exercise, and community.

We’re looking for someone who champions the needs of our players, blending intuition with data-driven insights to create seamless and engaging experiences. You’ll design intuitive end-to-end flows, craft thoughtful visual design, and build prototypes that bring ideas to life. As a skilled storyteller, you’ll translate complex use cases into simple, scalable solutions, while maintaining a high attention to detail in your work.

In this role, you’ll partner closely with engineers, product managers, and other creative professionals in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. You balance established patterns with fresh ideas, present your work with clarity and confidence, and value feedback as part of an iterative process.

If you’re interested in helping craft the future of real-world interactive experiences, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities Lead UX design efforts from concept to implementation for one or more player facing experiences

Develop mockups, wireframes, prototypes, and detailed design documentation to clearly describe interaction flows and design concepts.

Clearly communicate UX designs to all collaborators, including internal and external partners.

Actively participate in team rituals to conceptualize and brainstorm new features.

Improve and extend existing design system patterns

Incorporate user research and player insights into all stages of design exploration.

Collaborate with cross-functional team members and partners, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings.

Required in-office minimum 2 days — Wednesday plus one additional team-designated day.

Qualifications 3+ years or equivalent experience in UX design with a portfolio of work showcasing samples of interaction design for mobile and / or desktop applications.

Experience with wireframing and prototyping in Figma, using shared design libraries and patterns.

Familiarity with mobile UX design patterns applied in gaming, fitness, or activity-related experiences

Experience designing implementation-ready UX mockups and flows for the purposes of dev implementation.

Strong visual design skills required.

Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to develop novel UX patterns as needed.

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.

Plus if... You can implement and manipulate UI in Unity.

You have Japanese language proficiency.

The total compensation package for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of $156,600.00 - $174,000.00. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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.

Join the Niantic team! 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 platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now.

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

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