Activision 2027 Summer Internships - Analytics Engineering

Activision Blizzard • Santa Monica, CA

3d • $20 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

Activision is looking for talented and innovative students to join our teams for summer 2027. All interns will receive a meaningful project and an unparalleled experience. We’ll provide the tools and resources you need to learn. The challenging and creative work you do throughout your internship will directly impact the team you are contributing to. All internships will be conducted in-person. Hosting managers will determine when and how often interns work in the office. All interns will have the option to opt into relocation services (flights, trains, or car mileage reimbursement). Additionally, all interns will be provided with a living stipend to subsidize housing, utility, commuting, and miscellaneous costs.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master's program focused on Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• Coursework, research, personal projects, student work, or previous internship experience with Python and SQL.
• Foundational understanding of data structures, algorithms, relational data, data modeling, ETL/ELT concepts, and software engineering fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of how Agents, Skills, and agentic systems are deployed and maintained.
• Exposure to version control and collaborative development practices, such as Git, code review, automated testing, or CI/CD, through academic or project-based work.
• Ability to investigate a problem independently, make progress with incomplete information, and ask informed questions when additional guidance is needed.
• Strong attention to detail and an interest in building reliable, maintainable, and understandable systems.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program and graduating December 2027 – June 2028.
• Available to participate in a 12-week internship starting in late-May or mid-June.
• Currently residing in the US or open to relocating oneself to the US.
• Exhibits learning agility; has the ability to think differently, and/or grasp and apply new skills and concepts.
• Approaches problems in a clear, well-organized, and solutions-oriented manner.
• Works well with others and contributes to team tasks.
• Able to effectively communicate problems, solutions, needs, or priorities.
• Is engaged, seeks to learn, and is able to manage time effectively.
• Applicants must apply with a resume and a link to their code samples to be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, Delta Lake, or other distributed processing frameworks is a bonus.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including storage, compute, networking, and IAM/security concepts is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams across Marketing, Analytics, Engineering, Product, and Player Insights to help solve business challenges through data.
• Contribute to data pipelines, analytics services, and AI-powered data products using technologies such as Databricks, Spark, Python, and SQL.
• Transform business questions into scalable, reliable solutions, including trusted data products, agentic systems, and AI-enabled tools that drive decision-making across the organization.
• Assist with testing, validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting to ensure data products are accurate, secure, and valuable to end users.
• Gain hands-on experience with data governance, observability, access controls, and engineering best practices while learning how to build maintainable, high-quality solutions that balance performance, scalability, privacy, and security.
• Work under the guidance of senior engineers or technical leads on scoped tasks that contribute to larger cross-functional projects and business objectives.
• Review how and why things are done, learn from each other, and strive to raise the bar.
• Leverage new technologies, iterate quickly, and deliver meaningful innovation to the organization.

Benefits

• Living stipend to subsidize housing, utility, commuting, and miscellaneous costs.
• Relocation services (flights, trains, or car mileage reimbursement).
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree