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Software Engineer Intern
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, United States
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Software Engineer Intern - Engine
Greetings, students! We’re geared up here to offer another round of epic internship experiences in summer 2018. The internship program offers the opportunity to pause your studies for one summer and work side-by-side with Blizzard Entertainment employees in your area of interest, doing real work that oftentimes ends up in production.
Just like our gameplay experiences, Blizzard internships are a fully immersive experience. We want interns who are enthusiastic about what they want to do for a living and excited to come in every day to learn and contribute in this hyper-creative atmosphere. Being fully engaged with our team also means communicating effectively and maintaining an open mind - one that is receptive to feedback and able to adapt and grow. Your hobbies and interests can also play in your favor. Passion for technology, gaming, game development, and an in-depth knowledge of Blizzard games, products, and services will always be a plus with us, regardless of the position you’re applying for. Be passionate about who you are, be into our industry, and be willing to go all-in and embrace this opportunity to the fullest!
QUEST OBJECTIVES
Members of the Overwatch team are passionate gamers at heart - driven to make the most fun and compelling experiences for our players. We spend our days collaborating and iterating on everything that goes into the game: from placing health packs to dreaming up the craziest “Play of the Game” animations. Our goal is to always surprise and delight our players. We believe in maximum transparency and communication at the team level and with the people who play our game. This philosophy, along with the Blizzard values of “Gameplay First” and “Play Nice, Play Fair,” has made Overwatch one of Blizzard's most successful games, and it has forged a bond of trust with our worldwide player community that is extremely important to us.
Our team has an opening for an engine programmer intern. Engine programmers on Overwatch cover a large range of skill sets - rendering, multithreaded optimization, scene management, and data pipelines just to name a few. As an intern, you will be working side by side with members of the team that created the custom game engine that powers Overwatch. We have a long list of exciting features and technologies just waiting for someone to work on them - maybe that someone is you! Are you passionate about the improving the quality of rendered pixels on the screen? Do you want to enable artists to work faster, smarter, and better? Do you want to deliver features to designers that allow them to create interactive and compelling content easier? Does spending time optimizing CPU / GPU performance across a wide range of engine systems sound like a good time? As engine programmers on Overwatch, we do all these things, and more. Come join us and interact with a welcoming and collaborative group of veteran engine programmers.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
• Currently enrolled in a college or university, or planning to enroll in Fall 2017
• Returning for at least one more semester or quarter following the Summer 2018 internship
• Able to work fulltime hours for 11 – 12 weeks at the Blizzard office indicated in this job posting between May 2018 – August 2018 or June 2018 – September 2018 (group dates depend on when you get out of school)
• Authorized to work in the US
LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
• Passion for technology, gaming, and game development
• Passion for and in-depth knowledge of Blizzard games, products, and services
• Demonstrated game programming experience (personal or professional)
• Experience developing and debugging in C/C++ or C#
• Strong mathematics background (logic, linear algebra, geometry, statistics and probability, etc.)
• Interest and familiarity with at least one of the potential programming concentrations listed above
RECOMMENDED TALENTS
• Majoring in a related field (computer science, computer engineering, real time interactive simulation, etc.)
• Familiarity with Overwatch, at least at a casual player level.
• Basic knowledge of development in a Windows based environment.
QUEST ITEMS
• Resume
• Cover Letter
WARNING!
Applications that do not include all of the required materials will not be considered. We’re serious about this – due to the volume of applications we receive, we only have time to consider complete submittals.
Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us