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Activision · 1 year ago

2025 US Summer Internship - Game Engineering

Carlsbad, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$20/hr - $50/hr

Activision is a leading interactive entertainment company seeking talented and innovative students for their 2025 Summer Internship in Game Engineering. Interns will work on meaningful projects across various engineering roles, contributing to game development and collaborating with experienced professionals.

GamingMedia and EntertainmentPC GamesPublishingVideo Games

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Partner across teams developing gameplay and features for our games

Help us build the tools we use to create our games

A UI Engineer focuses on one part of the framework within the game engine that the UI will be built upon

Work with a team that acts as the 'technical glue' between back end and user experience

Work with the team responsible for low level CPU based systems, including but not limited to streaming, audio, animation, physics, memory, and networking

Work with the team to create AI within our games

Work with the team to make tools to help content creators make audio

Qualification

C++C#WPF3D graphics mathematicsUI fundamentalsAudio tools WwiseAudio tools FMODProven game programming experienceUser Interface technologiesAI development

Required

Pursuing an associates, bachelors, masters, or PhD and graduating December 2025 – July 2026

Available to participate in a 12-week internship starting in late-May or mid-June

Currently residing in the US or open to relocating oneself to the US

Exhibits learning agility; has the ability to think differently, and/or grasp and apply new skills and concepts

Approaches problems in a clear, well-organized, and solutions-oriented manner

Works well with others and contributes to team tasks

Able to effectively communicate problems, solutions, needs, or priorities

Is engaged, seeks to learn, and is able to manage time effectively

A passion for significantly impacting game development

Candidates must apply with a resume and a link to their code samples to be considered

Proficient in a programming language, preferably C++

Knowledge of mathematics for 3D graphics, particularly linear algebra

An eagerness to collaborate and innovate on game side code

Strong proficiency in C++

Understanding of how computers work

Preferred

Proven game programming experience a plus (personal or professional)

Knowledge of WPF

Understanding of User Interface technologies

Experiences with UI Editors is a plus

Knowledge of networking or game networks

Familiar with audio tools like Wwise and FMOD

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance

401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching

Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave

Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others

Relocation assistance

Company

Activision

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Activision develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment, and leisure products. It is a sub-organization of Activision Blizzard.

Founded in 1979

Santa Monica, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.activision.com/

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