Data Engineering Internship – January 2025 – Demonware (Vancouver)

Job Title:

Data Engineering Internship – January 2025 – Demonware (Vancouver)

Requisition ID:

R024009

Job Description:

Data Engineering Internship 

Demonware (Activision), Vancouver 

January 2025 

Interns will be required to be onsite at the Demonware Vancouver office following the team’s work schedule (hybrid, 3 days a week), a relocation package may be offered depending on eligibility. 

The Company  

Demonware is a member of the Activision family of studios. We work alongside engineers and creatives at our AAA partner studios and deliver the online and data services required by our franchises. We craft, develop, and host services for some of the world’s biggest video game franchises, including Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot. 

We are a technology company and dedicated to openness. This means collaborating to tackle problems, the freedom to talk to anyone, and the best idea wins. We take the work seriously; ourselves, not so much!  

We’re open to work terms of 8+ months. If you just graduated, we still want to hear from you! 

The Team

Demonware’s data team is responsible for creating the services and infrastructure that ingest the billions of events our games emit each day.  At this scale, the challenges we face empower our engineers to flex their creative engineering muscles.  When we get things right the analysts, studios and developers that interact with our systems can rapidly go from question to insight without ever having to talk to us.

The Demonware data team also works with studios to model and instrument the things that matter. We work with our customers to ship data forward applications, ensure compliance of data produced and oversee the quality throughout.

Big company challenges, small company culture  

Demonware hosts millions of concurrently connected users. Some of the technologies we use are Python, Linux, MySQL, C++, and Erlang. We solve tough problems on a day-to-day basis, and interns have a huge impact on what we do. We’ve had interns produce code and have it running in production within the first three days of joining.  

The Role  

• Design, develop, and support scalable and efficient data applications, tools and frameworks 
• Assist in developing solutions around our big data platforms using technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Airflow, Spark-Streaming, Flink, Beam, and others 
• Development of APIs & microservices to access, transform and deliver analytics data 
• Collaborate closely with other engineers on the data team who are responsible for managing various aspects of our data footprint including data instrumentation, ingestion, streaming, processing, transformation, and visualization 
• Creating tools to automate all the things! 

Requirements  

• Comfortable with one or more computer programming languages (Python, Scala, Java, Kotlin, etc.) 
• Understanding of SQL−based and relational databases 
• A good grasp of fundamental algorithms and data structures 
• Excellent debugging and analytical skills 
• Passion for working with big data technologies 
• Interest in the data creation lifecycle, from 1’s and 0’s to driving business decisions 
• Can identify complex problems and find simple solutions 
• Can clearly communicate technical concepts in plain English 

Nice-to-haves  

• Linux/Unix command line and scripting knowledge 
• Experience with distributed software development (scalability, efficiency)
• Experience working with Big Data (Kafka, PubSub, Spark, Presto, Flink, Beam, etc.) 
• Experience working with AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud 
• Experience with CI/CD, unit and integration testing, orchestration and containerization tools e.g. GitHub, Jenkins, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, etc 

Please list any additional experience you have with Linux at home, any programming-related hobbies and resulting projects, any exciting school assignments you worked on, any open-source involvement and a link to your code repository and/or blog.  

Perks  

• Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and drinks from a fully stocked kitchen  
• BBQs and Lunch & Learns  
• City-center office location  
• Vacation allowance  
• Competitive pay  
• Free games  

How to Apply  

You can apply directly through your Co-op office or directly apply at demonware.net

If you are not applying through your school program, please submit your resume, cover letter (optional but preferred) and a copy of your most recent school transcripts.  

The standard base pay range for this role is 65,000 CAD annually. This value is the expected annualized base pay of interns in British Columbia, Canada. Ultimately, your offer will be based on several factors, including relevant education, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share additional details for this role during the hiring process.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [email protected]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ – we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Extended health plan, including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, for employees and their dependents, as well as disability insurance;
• RRSP with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other benefit programs like supplemental life & critical illness, legal service, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.

The standard base pay range for this role is $45,202.50 – $95,655.00 CAD. These values reflect the expected annualized base pay range of new hires in British Columbia, Canada. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.