Pipeline Infrastructure Tech Intern – Animation (Hybrid)

Walt Disney Animation Studios; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Job summary

Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver is offering a Technology Intern position within the Pipeline Infrastructure team. You will work directly with a Disney mentor to explore all aspects of technology for filmmaking, focusing on features and tools for the next-generation pipeline framework.

Ideal candidates are 3rd/4th-year CS students with strong Python, UI/UX, and collaboration skills, plus a passion for graphics and animation. The program is onsite with potential for hybrid work.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3rd- or 4th-year student preferred; onsite with potential for hybrid schedule.
• Experience with object-oriented programming, preferably in Python.
• Experience with UI and UX development.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• The ability to produce clear, testable code.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, receive mentorship, and take direction from departments and show leadership.
• Passion for computer graphics, animation & filmmaking.
• Self-driven and proactive in brainstorming and presenting ideas to the team.

Responsibilities

• Develop features and/or supporting tools for our next generation pipeline framework.
• Help the team address user needs as they relate to this framework, building UIs and APIs.
• Collaborate with technical directors and software engineers to understand workflows and propose solutions.
• Research and investigate new ideas, build prototypes and validate results.
• Create new user interfaces to detect and resolve data integrity issues.
• Expand existing APIs to give users better insight into their data.
• Document code and report findings for future reference.

Skills

Python

UI/UX development

Object-oriented programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Qt framework

Git

Linux

C++

Rust

Job description

Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver is offering a Technology Intern position within the Pipeline Infrastructure team. You will work directly with a Disney mentor to explore all aspects of technology for filmmaking, focusing on features and tools for the next-generation pipeline framework.

Ideal candidates are 3rd/4th-year CS students with strong Python, UI/UX, and collaboration skills, plus a passion for graphics and animation. The program is onsite with potential for hybrid work.