Summer Gameplay Engineering Intern — Real-Time Game Systems

Activision Blizzard; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health plan

RRSP with Company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Activision Blizzard invites students to join the Gameplay Engineering Internship in Vancouver for Summer 2027. You will be embedded in the core engine team, writing production C++ for player-facing features and collaborating with designers and artists to deliver high-quality gameplay.

Expect hands-on, high-impact work across PC and console platforms, with mentorship and a path to grow as a game developer in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Programming: Strong fluency in C++.
• 3D Mathematics: Linear algebra, vector math, 3D transformations.
• Low‑level engine concepts: memory management, physics solvers, engine systems.

Responsibilities

• Write clean production C++ code to implement core gameplay features.
• Collaborate with designers and artists to tune gameplay and expose framework parameters.
• Profile and optimize game code to maintain high framerate and low latency.

Skills

C++

Gameplay

Multithreading

Job description

Activision Blizzard invites students to join the Gameplay Engineering Internship in Vancouver for Summer 2027. You will be embedded in the core engine team, writing production C++ for player-facing features and collaborating with designers and artists to deliver high-quality gameplay.

Expect hands-on, high-impact work across PC and console platforms, with mentorship and a path to grow as a game developer in a fast-paced environment.