Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2026

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.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

As a Software Engineering Intern, you will contribute to projects within our Content Platforms & Operations portfolio, which powers the creation and delivery of digital content across The Walt Disney Company’s media supply chain. This role offers hands-on experience with systems and applications that enable seamless content workflows for one of the world’s leading entertainment brands.

What You Will Do:

• Use AI-assisted development tools to build software and automate routine tasks (e.g., generate test scaffolds, draft unit tests, summarize logs/stack traces, propose refactors), while adhering to team coding standards and privacy/security guidelines.
• Work with large-scale systems to maintain data consistency across a global media supply chain, gaining insight into enterprise-level complexity.
• Enhance and build new capabilities in our GraphQL APIs using Java and Spring Boot, contributing to high-performance backend services.
• Instrument and operate services by adding metrics/traces, creating dashboards and alerts, running load/performance tests, and helping triage production issues to improve reliability.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience with object-oriented programming (e.g., Java, Python, Kotlin) and a solid understanding of core principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot software issues and implement effective solutions.
• Knowledge of non-relational databases such as MongoDB or DynamoDB, including basic data modeling concepts.
• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub, GitLab) for collaborative development and automated workflows.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience with GraphQL, including knowledge of Federation and Supergraph design.
• Familiarity with cloud-based managed services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their core offerings.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and drive projects to completion with minimal supervision.
• Strong professional presence—organized, articulate, and focused in both written and verbal communication.

Education:

• Currently enrolled undergraduate student in an accredited college/university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, Information Technology or related field.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:  

• 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 

Additional Information:

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• 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 of the internship program
• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $42 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.