Who We Are
Second Dinner is an award-winning independent game development studio that is here to make the most fun games in the world. Not super fun games. Not SUPER DUPER fun games. We mean the MOST fun games. In fact, our game MARVEL SNAP has earned multiple Mobile Game of the Year Awards (Game Awards, DICE), Best Strategy Game (IGN), and the Apple Design Award for Innovation!
Second Dinner is a remote-first studio, so while we are headquartered in Irvine, California, most of our team is fully remote across the United States. We want the most talented teammates wherever they call home. A diverse team with varied perspectives makes us a better company and will help us make better games. If you can bring something new to the table and expand our point of view, that's a huge upside.
About the Internship
As a member of the 2025 Second Dinner internship class, your contribution will play a pivotal role in shaping our internship experience as we enter our third year, ensuring its continued success for years to come! While we're still finalizing the specific dates, we are aiming for the internship duration to be approximately 12 to 13 weeks. This role will be fully remote, but if you are local to HQ, there will be opportunities for you to work from the office.
Our Engineering Team
At Second Dinner, we believe that great people in a great work environment will lead us to great games and player experiences. We empower our team to build and innovate with best in class tools in ways they haven't been used before. Our goal is to simplify the game development process and redefine what is possible in game development.
Your Role
As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work with the engineering team behind Marvel SNAP! You’ll report to a senior engineer who will serve as your mentor to video game feature & architecture development. This role is fully integrated with one of the feature teams and provides opportunities to learn from and collaborate with team members from different disciplines across game development.
Join us and discover how a multiplayer online game is made! Over the course of your internship, you’ll get exposed to topics such as the server application layer, data transport layers, MVVM, asynchronous programming and test driven development. Your internship will also be focused on building code that enforces the adaptation of good software design principles such as SOLID, DRY, Composition over Inheritance, Dependency Injection, Pooling, Observers, etc.
What You’ll Do:
Design and implement features across the client and server, with guidance from your mentor and team members
Become a fully integrated member of a feature team, participating in Agile-style meetings such as daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
Attend regular meetings with your mentor to discuss progress, ask questions, and receive guidance
Have fun with your work, participate in weekly playtests, and play lots of video games
What You’ll Need:
Experience programming in an object-oriented programming language, such as C#, Java, C++
Excellent problem solving skills
Growth mindset, passion for learning new technologies and skills
Awesome technical and personal communication skills
Highly responsive attitude, collaborative and supportive of team members
Nice to Have, But Not Necessary:
Experience with Git or other version control system
Experience with Unity or other game engine
Familiarity with client-server model
Experience with databases (SQL or NoSQL)
Experience with web development tools
Game development experience
Requirements:
Currently enrolled at a university or college
Eligible to work in the United States
Compensation: $40.00/HR
We are an equal opportunity employer that places high value on diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, disability status, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military status, or veteran status.
You must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this position.
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