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How Naughty Dog hires
Truth index
C 67/100
Ghost roles
55%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Naughty Dog scores C on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 11 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 55% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
News
God of War Laufey Becomes Collateral Damage as Former Naughty Dog Director Blasts Triple-A Game Design Trends, Then Apologizes
Ex Naughty Dog veteran Bruce Straley criticized AAA industry trends by claiming he's not excited by God of War Laufey, then apologized.
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Neil Druckmann Says Naughty Dog Had No Creative Role in THE LAST OF US Season 3
Neil Druckmann is making it very clear that whatever happens in The Last of Us Season 3, he and Naughty Dog weren't involved in shaping its creative direction. Druckmann, creator of the games and former co-showrunner of HBO's adaptation, previously announ
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Neil Druckmann Says Naughty Dog
The future of The Last of Us may extend well beyond HBO's adaptation. While the TV series appears to be heading toward its conclusion, Neil Druckmann says Naughty Dog still has plans for the franchise, and apparently there's more than one project currentl
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Neil Druckmann says Naughty Dog won't be involved in 'The Last of Us' Season 3 as he teases more franchise projects
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Naughty Dog's Doing More 'The Last of Us,' Just Not the Show
However the HBO adaptation ends, Naughty Dog won't leave 'The Last of Us' behind anytime soon.
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Creator of The Last of Us Reveals New Sci-Fi Game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet was revealed in a cryptic trailer.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet was revealed in a cryptic trailer.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Naughty Dog over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
35
Postings analysed
12
Stack modernity
73/100
Languages
C#42%
Lua42%
C++42%
Python42%
Frameworks & libraries
Tailwind CSS8%
Unity8%
Unreal Engine8%
Vue.js8%
Databases
MySQL8%
Redis8%
Cloud & platforms
Crowdstrike8%
Linux8%
Looker8%
Okta8%
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Full Naughty Dog tech stack
35 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$138k
Typical range
$100k – $181k
Open positions
11
10
Jobs
Junior
30%
Middle
30%
Senior
30%
Staff
10%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 3 | $130k | $100k – $135k |
| Middle | 3 | $130k | $128k – $138k |
| Senior | 3 | $172k | $172k – $181k |
| Staff | 1 | $167k | $167k |
Highest paying role
Senior Technical Designer
$181k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Naughty Dog
By role, level and city, against the market · 11 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
51/100
Stable
Open positions
11
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
189 days
faster than 7% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Games
80% ▲
Analytics
20% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Houdini to stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added Active Directory to stack
Sep 2026
Added Looker to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
11
Hiring now
1
Countries
6
Busiest office
Santa Monica
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11 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 82% engineering 200-500 est. staff $145k Avg Salary
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Hong Kong
Regional office
Hong Kong
London
United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-London-10GMS
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Regional office
Guerrilla Games Container Office
Madrid
Spain
Regional office
ESP-Madrid-Pedro de Valdivia
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Liverpool-Napier Court
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Cambridge-Clifton Court
Bristol
United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Bristol-Hartwell House
Guildford
United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Guildford-Wey House
Mississauga
Canada
Regional office
CAN-ON-Mississauga
Waterloo
Canada
Regional office
CAN-ON-Waterloo
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