Activision 2027 Summer Internships - Software Engineering

Activision is a developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment and video games. The 2027 Summer Software Engineering Internship program offers students meaningful projects supporting backend engineering, DevOps, release engineering, and tools engineering for game development. Interns will collaborate with engineers and content creators to improve workflows, infrastructure, developer tools, build pipelines, and game releases.

What you'll do:

• The challenging and creative work you do throughout your internship will directly impact the team you are contributing to
• Build backend systems and tools that support data-driven optimization across game development workflows
• Collaborate with engineers and content creators to analyze performance, streamline pipelines, and improve developer tools
• Build and support custom tools that streamline game development workflows
• Contribute to scripting, automation, and front-end interfaces for internal systems used by designers and engineers
• Collaborate across teams to improve developer experience and infrastructure
• Support the technology and processes that power game releases across Activision studios
• Partner with engineers to improve build pipelines, automate workflows, and help teams deliver high-quality game updates and releases
• Come work on interesting challenges that will improve the workflows of everyone working on Call of Duty
• We work on developer tools, back-end hardware, cloud infrastructure, and more!

What they're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree program and graduating December 2027 – June 2028
• Available to participate in a 12-week internship starting in mid-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
• Applicants must apply with a resume
• Experience with C++, Python, or C# in software development
• Familiarity with SQL, Spark, or Presto for data analysis

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, and dependent care spending accounts, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Life and AD&D insurance and disability insurance, subject to eligibility requirements.
• 401(k) with Company match, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Tuition reimbursement, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Charitable donation matching, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, and floating holidays, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Compassion and bereavement leaves and parental leave, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Mental health and wellbeing programs and fitness programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Free and discounted games and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs, including supplemental life and disability insurance, legal service, ID protection, and rental insurance, subject to eligibility requirements.