Engine Programmer Intern

Requirements

• Strong C++ fundamentals, including a solid grasp of memory management, pointers, and familiarity with the fundamentals of template
• Good understanding of data structures and how data is laid out and represented in memory
• Interest in low-level systems programming — file formats, binary data, compilers, or engine internals
• A rigorous, detail-oriented approach
• Being comfortable debugging unfamiliar code and methodically tracking down the root cause of a problem
• Being able to explain a technical design and ask good questions
• Self-driven, eager to learn, and open to feedback, using it to improve your work

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and implement a feature within the serialization stack, taking it from proposal to shipped code with guidance from your engineering lead
• Write high-performance, memory-efficient C++ for systems where correctness and backwards compatibility are critical
• Build tooling that helps users work with serialized data — such as diffing, visualization, and human-readable text formats
• Develop thorough unit tests to guarantee data integrity across save, load, and version-upgrade paths
• Collaborate with partner teams across the engine to integrate the serialization system with their data and workflows
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions, learning how core engine technology is built and maintained at scale

Perks and Benefits

• Flexible start date in 2027
• Recruitment will be ongoing until ideal match is found
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in posting location for duration of internship