[Summer 2025] Software Engineer Intern, Tools

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 tools development.  You’ll work within the tools team to accelerate our ability to ship high quality content to our players, increase our automation capabilities and innovate in the game development tooling landscape. If you enjoy making other people’s lives easier, you should come join our team.

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 live operations, game engines, game asset pipelines, automated testing and game quality assurance.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and implement tools, workflows and pipelines with the help of your mentor and team members to accelerate the SNAP team, making us more efficient and effective

• Become a fully integrated member of the tools 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++ or Typescript

• 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

• Experience building command line tools

• Experience with content creation tools or APIs (Asana, Google Scripts API)

• Game development experience

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled at a university or college and returning there after this internship

• 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 t