The Walt Disney Studios, Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2026

About the Role & Program:
It’s the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It’s hard to define and even harder to create, but that’s what we do at The Walt Disney Studios. Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration, and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear
from you.

As part of the Studio Technology organization, you will join a group of seasoned technologists dedicated to solving a range of creative problems through innovation, strategy, and forward thinking. This role sits within the Strategic Initiatives & Product team, which drives clarity, cohesion, and excellence for Studio Technology through its focus on intentional design, strategy, product, and operations.

What You Will Do:
As a software engineering intern, you’ll contribute to the development of an exciting application used to manage cinematic canon for our Studio banners and stakeholders. Reporting to the team’s product leader and working under the guidance of a technical lead, you will assist with front-end programming tasks and support specific feature development or updates for this knowledge graph-based application. The ability to collaborate effectively in a small team environment and also work well with both technical & non-technical stakeholders will be key to your success on this team.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support front-end feature development for specific features on a web application

• Leverage the specific technologies, languages, and frameworks required to build

• feature sets (as outlined in Basic & Preferred Qualifications)

• Participate in code reviews, QA, and troubleshooting sessions

• Develop and maintain technical documentation for your code and work

• Work closely with Product team using agile (scrum, kanban) methodologies and

• software development lifecycle models, as well as traditional project management principles and practices

• Thoughtfully account for stakeholder requirements & feedback in all stages of

• development work, translating those needs into well-informed solutions and seeking clarity where needed

A Successful Candidate Will:

• Work well with both technical and cross-functional team members by prioritizing open lines of communication in a collaborative environment with many different personalities

• Demonstrate the ability to understand product requirements and contribute to technical solutions under the guidance of a product manager and technical lead

• Be a self-starter with the ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment, whether independently, collaboratively with immediate team members, or cooperatively across cross-functional teams in a highly matrixed corporate environment

• Have personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information

• Balance the ability to clearly articulate your approach to solving technical problems with an open-mindedness to try new approaches based on emerging technologies

• Make inclusivity and belonging top priorities in all aspects of their team’s work

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills

• Relevant coursework or including (but not limited to) computer science, software engineering, etc.—or personal projects demonstrating skills in these areas

• Experience using modern web libraries and frameworks (React, Tailwind,etc)

• Demonstrated ability to solve problems proactively, thoughtfully, and flexibly

• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Previous internship experience working on web applications or products

• Previous experience in the entertainment or technology industry

Education:

• Junior or Senior year preferred

• Major or previous coursework in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:

• 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

The pay rate for this role in Burbank, CA 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.