Duration:12 months
Location: Brighton, UK or London, UK (Hybrid work available)
We are BossAlien, an award-winning developer of mobile games based in Brighton, UK, and part of the NaturalMotion family of game studios. Our mission is to bring AAA console visuals and deep compelling game experiences to mobile platforms, and we’re fortunate to have been named one of the Best Places to Work in the UK games industry by gamesindustry.biz for four years running.
As a member of our engineering team you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse and experienced crew of developers, and to help us build leading-edge technology for a new, premiere mobile game in the Star Wars universe.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
We create amazing games together and design through play. An intern can expect their day to day work to include:
• Collaborating on the design and implementation of new game features
• Creating systems, tools, and workflows that boost the whole team
• Working with our on-site testing team to reproduce, debug and fix bugs
• Playtesting the game and giving feedback
Our engineering team is made up of a diverse range of craftspeople, from core gameplay in Unreal Engine to building our user interface, integrations with a range of services, backend server infrastructure, DevOps, and specialist disciplines such as rendering and AI. We encourage internship applications from folks interested in any aspect of game development and are especially happy to see applications from those traditionally under-represented in the games industry. Note that prior game development experience I,s not required – after all, that’s why you are looking for an internship!
Skills Required
Undergraduate, studying computer science, game development or similar technical disciplines.
You should be comfortable talking to us about:
• Data structures and algorithms
• Software architecture
• Object Oriented programming (we use C++, but the experience of other object-oriented languages such as Java, Go, and C# is transferable)
What Previous Interns Say About BossAlien
“Working here is amazing, the environment has a very relaxed vibe and makes you feel at home rather than at work. Everyone is incredibly helpful and easy to get along with. They also make awesome games and it’s been super fun to work on them. I’ve learned so much about the games industry in the short time I’ve been here and I’m 100% sure I want to come back!”
Your covering letter should include:
• Why would you like to do an internship with BossAlien?
• Why have you chosen this specific internship?
What We Offer
• Paid internship, working on a real project with a collaborative team
• We will invest in your development and help you level up your craft by learning new skills and the realities of production engineering code that players get to touch
• You will be assigned a personal mentor who will support you through the full duration of your internship
• A diverse team of friendly, fun and supportive co-workers
• Well stocked office kitchen (if you choose to work in our office)
• And did we mention you’ll be working on a Star Wars game?!