Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2026

Disney•New York, NY

57d•$42

About The Position

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, data scientists, and more - all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. Here are a few reasons why we think you'd love working here: 1. Building the future of Disney's media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. 2. Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally. 3. Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Requirements

Knowledge and experience in programing with Go, C, C++, or Java
Knowledge of some distributed system concepts (i.e. REST API design, distributed networking, cloud infrastructure, etc.)
Eagerness to learn about video engineering technologies
A proactive nature with clear communication and collaboration skills
Junior or Senior year preferred
Currently enrolled undergraduate student in an accredited college/university, pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Information Technology or related field.
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
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

Nice To Haves

Experience building backend web servers
Familiarity and experience setting up cloud-based applications in AWS
Knowledge of cross-team code maintenance best practices (i.e. git workflows, code testing paradigms, etc.)
Familiarity with video streaming technology concepts

Responsibilities

Working on high scale backend systems built in Golang to deliver the video playback experience to end users
Building and maintaining distributed infrastructure in AWS
Participating in code reviews and team software architecture design reviews
Learning video streaming technologies and specifications such as DASH and HLS
Building tooling, monitoring and alerting to support the maintenance of our highly available, fault tolerant systems

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