Software Engineer Intern, Summer 2026
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10135090 Emplacement Bristol, Connecticut, États-Unis / New York, New York, États-Unis Entreprise Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date de publication 30/10/2025Résumé du poste:
About the Role & Program:
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, and storytellers—building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business worldwide.
The Product Engineering pillar combines technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive innovation and scalability across our media ecosystem. Within this organization, the Software Engineer plays a key role in advancing virtual production workflows for both cinematic, digital, and linear environments.
The focus of this position is to improve efficiency of real-time graphics systems and user experience through delivering modern control and automation tools to eliminate tedious sub-processes. This includes working with Unreal Engine and Web Service to design, test, deploy, support custom software plugins and web service and work directly with virtual production stage technology and will contribute active data-automated content creation.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
Shape the Future of Visual Storytelling — Join the team redefining how audiences experience sports and entertainment. You’ll use cutting-edge real-time tools to bring ESPN’s most iconic moments to life on LED stages and beyond. Innovate With Industry-Leading Technology — Work hands-on with Unreal Engine 5, LED volume systems, and data-driven visualization pipelines. You’ll prototype, experiment, and implement next-generation production techniques. Collaborate With Creatives and Engineers — Partner with directors, artists, and technologists who share your passion for blending creativity with precision. Here, every project is a collaboration between art and science, where your ideas directly impact what fans see on screen. Build What’s Next — Help expand ESPN’s real-time rendering capabilities for the future of live storytelling. You’ll be part of a team that constantly experiments, learns, and evolves—pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in sports and media technology.
What You Will Do:
As a Software Engineer, build infrastructure, tools, and services to support data-rich automation friendly real-time graphics systems. You’ll design and optimize Unreal Engine 5 environments for LED stages and real-time broadcast, ensuring every frame meets both artistic and technical excellence.
Develop and debug software enhancements for game engine pipelines and features in Unreal Engine 5, and create technical documentation.
Collaborate with creatives and engineers to ensure alignment between requirement and data-enriched assets in-engine production.
Unreal Engine creative development, including CG asset creation and automation enhancement using Unreal Engine Blueprint scripting.
Research emerging technologies and participate in next-generation automation tool development.
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
Working knowledge of version control systems such as Perforce or Git
Experience writing or debugging Python, C++, or Unreal Engine Blueprint
Knowledge of CG asset creation and optimization (Maya, Blender, Adobe)
Basic understanding of data structures, APIs, and client-server communication, with curiosity about how data flows through. real-time graphics systems
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
Interest in virtual production and exposure to Unreal Engine plugin development or custom editor tools
Familiarity with RESTful web services or real-time messaging protocols
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to learn quickly and contribute to collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams
Education:
Junior or Senior year preferred
Currently enrolled undergraduate student in an accredited college/university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Game Engineering, Game and Interactive Design, Systems Engineering or related field.
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program AND returning to school the semester/quarter following the internship OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
Be at least 18 years of age
Possess unrestricted work authorization
Additional Information
Fully available from M-F, 40 hours each week for the entire program duration: May/June - August/September 2026 (12 weeks)
Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program
Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
The pay rate for this role in Bristol, CT or New York, NY is $42.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
Sur Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:
Chez Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, nous allions imagination et innovation pour réinventer la manière dont les gens vivent et interagissent avec les histoires et les produits les plus appréciés au monde. Notre travail est extrêmement vaste et complexe. Nous créons des expériences incroyables, transformons l’avenir des médias et créons des produits et des plateformes qui rapprochent les gens du monde entier des histoires et des sports qu’ils aiment.
Chez Disney, notre capacité à associer une technologie de classe mondiale à une créativité sans pareille nous rend uniques. C’est l’essence même de notre passé, de notre présent et de notre avenir. Nous sommes des narrateurs et des innovateurs. Des créateurs et des bâtisseurs. Des artistes et des ingénieurs.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Disney Streaming Technology LLC , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.
Disney Streaming Technology LLC est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.