Launch Your Career with Raven Software Internships

Activision Blizzard, driven by its company values and passion, creates worlds with the focus to entertain the universe. For talented and innovative students, Activision Blizzard offers summer internships. These internships provide a meaningful project and an unparalleled experience, offering the tools and resources needed to learn and make a direct impact on the team.

Who Should Apply?

Activision Blizzard is seeking candidates who:

Are currently enrolled in a certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree program.
Anticipate graduating between December 2026 and July 2027.
Are available for a 12-week internship, starting in late-May or mid-June.
Currently reside in the US or are open to relocating themselves to the US.
Exhibit learning agility and the ability to grasp and apply new skills and concepts.
Approach problems in a clear, well-organized, and solutions-oriented manner.
Work well with others and contribute to team tasks.
Can effectively communicate problems, solutions, needs, or priorities.
Are engaged, seek to learn, and can manage time effectively.
Possess a passion for significantly impacting game development.

Applicants must apply with a resume and a link to their code samples to be considered. Activision Blizzard loves hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let them decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! Activision Blizzard is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourages you to apply.

Internship Structure and Support

All internships are conducted in-person, with hosting managers determining the frequency of in-office work. Interns have the option to opt into relocation services, including flights, trains, or car mileage reimbursement. A living stipend is provided to supplement housing, utility, commuting, and miscellaneous costs.

Internship Opportunities in Detail

Here's a detailed look at some of the internship opportunities available, drawing directly from the descriptions provided:

Gameplay Engineering Internship

Description: Partner across teams developing gameplay and features for our games. You will be working on a shipping title, with a mentor, on a team managing multiple projects against competing deadlines. This role will focus on implementing new features or mechanics into a shipping title.
Required Skills:
- Proficiency 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.
- Proven game programming experience a plus (personal or professional).
Hosting Locations: Raven Software (Middleton, WI) & Treyarch (Playa Vista, CA)

LiveOps Production Internship

Description: The LiveOps Production Team for Raven Software supports a live game by setting the tone for Warzone Playtest culture, working across multiple studios and teams with excellent communication skills to craft clear agendas and areas of focus, assist in the tracking and triage of feedback and bugs identified during Playtests, and assist in the release of title updates into the live game working with QA and the development team to validate a quality release.
Required Skills:
- Experience with project management scheduling and timeline creation.
- Experience with software, tools, and platforms like Jira, Excel, Miro, and Confluence.
- Familiarity with game development processes and build pipelines.
- Experience/Familiarity with source control and branch management to be involved in change lists & integration reviews.
- Proven ability to work with broad cohorts from across multiple groups of stakeholders within rapid development cycles.
Hosting Locations: Raven Software (Middleton, WI)

Animation Engineering Internship

Description: Be a part of a world class animation engineering team where you’ll work with world class animators to achieve a standalone feature for Call of Duty runtime. This role will impact how animations look in Call of Duty.
Required Skills:
- Strong proficiency in C++.
- Strong knowledge of 3D Math/Linear Algebra.
- An eagerness to collaborate and innovate on animations.
- Knowledge of computer animation.
- Proven game programming experience a plus (personal or professional).
Hosting Locations: Infinity Ward (Woodland Hills, CA)

Build Engineering Internship

Description: A great game needs a strong foundation! Our Build Engineering team improves and maintains our game build system as well as continuous integration, code and data validation, and packaging and distribution across many PC and Console platforms. Our primary goal is to ensure that designers, artists, and engineers can see their work reflected in our game as quickly and reliably as possible.
Required Skills:
- Proficient in C#.
- Understanding of build tools (MSBuild, Premake).
- Understanding of automation and distribution tools (Jenkins).
- Excited to support and collaborate with a large team.
- C++, Python, and web development skills are a plus.
Hosting Locations: Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA)

Online Technology Engineering Intern

Description: Work with a team that acts as the "technical glue" between back end and user experience. As an Online Technology intern, you will control social systems on our games and implement new systems within multiplayer game features.
Required Skills:
- Strong proficiency in C++.
- Knowledge of multiplayer game networks.
- Knowledge of distributed systems and networking concepts.
- Knowledge of server/client concepts.
- Proven game programming experience is a plus (personal or professional).
Hosting Locations: Treyarch (Playa Vista, CA)

Pipeline Engineering Intern

Description: Game pipeline engineering involves designing and implementing the technical systems and workflows that allow development teams to create and deliver video games efficiently and effectively.
Required Skills:
- Proficiency in and passion for technical problem solving.
- Strong proficiency in C++.
- Additional development languages (Rust and Python) is a plus.
- Strong desire to function in a technical support role.
- Multi-threading, optimization (rendering and systems), and computer architecture are a plus.
Hosting Locations: Treyarch (Playa Vista, CA)

Tools Engineering Intern

Description: Help us build the tools we use to create our games. Create user experiences for proprietary tools and provide unique value to a small team of passionate engineers. We help content creators be really creative, really fast.
Required Skills:
- Proficient in at least one programming language, preferably C++ or C#.
- Knowledge of WPF.
- Understanding of User Interface technologies.
- Understanding of source control.
Hosting Locations: Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA) & Infinity Ward (Woodland Hills, CA)

UI Engineering Intern

Description: UI Engineers focus on one part of the framework within the game engine that the UI will be built upon, and one part the active User Interface our players will see in game.
Hosting Locations: Multiple Locations

Game Production Intern

Description: The Game Production Intern will help facilitate and manage the guidance and direction of a major game title. This role will focus on the production aspect of implementing new features into a major game title.
Required Skills:
- Experience with project management scheduling and timeline creation.
- Experience with software, tools, and platforms like Jira, Excel, Miro, and Confluence.
- Experience with the software development lifecycle.
Hosting Locations: Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA & Albany, NY)

Tech Production Intern

Description: The Tech Production Team facilitates and manages the guidance and direction of internal projects. This role will focus on the stuff "under the hood".
Hosting Locations: Multiple Locations

Benefits and Compensation

Activision Blizzard provides a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Subject to eligibility requirements, the company offers comprehensive benefits including:

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.

If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Activision Blizzard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. The company is committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

A Dynamic Environment

The video game industry is fast-paced and constantly evolving. As such, the duties and responsibilities of any role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support its business and relationships with industry partners.

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