Intern - Engineering (Summer 2024)

Los Angeles, United States
Engineering – Unreal /
Project /
On-site
Magnopus’ Summer Internship Program is a full-time paid experience that is designed to give students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge experiences.  

In this program, you will be given the chance to work alongside some of the most ambitious and dynamic groups of individuals you will ever meet.  

As an Engineering intern, you may work in the following roles:
Core System Engineer, Tools Pipeline Engineer, Rendering Engineer, Prototyper

Prior AR/VR or Entertainment internship or experience a plus

The compensation for this role is $19/hour. 

Eligibility:

    • Currently enrolled Undergraduate and Graduate students
    • Recent graduates within one year of graduation
    • Able to work in LA and be able to secure housing accommodations (Magnopus is not offering relocation assistance at this time)
    • Available for approximately 10 weeks from June through August
    • Authorized to work in the US
    • Passion for VR, AR, Media and Entertainment

Responsibilities:

    • Actively listen, engage, communicate and learn
    • Writing clean, well documented, testable code
    • Collaborate with developers on pipelines, tools and application code for 3D experiences
    • Other duties as assigned

Must Haves:

    • Experience developing 3D applications using Unity, Unreal or another game engine
    • Knowledge of linear algebra and general 3D mathematics
    • Experience with one or more of C#, Python, C++
    • Experience collaborating with other developers, e.g. group projects or previous workplace experience

Would Be Nice:

    • Experience with multiple programming languages, especially C++, Python or JavaScript
    • Development on embedded platforms such as mobile (Android, iOS) or game consoles
    • Experience working with 3D tools, e.g. 3ds Max, Maya
    • Engine-level development or rendering development with OpenGL/Direct3D or similar

Some highlights from last year’s internship program include:

    • Mentorship by industry veterans through working on cutting-edge projects in association with some of the biggest companies in the world.
    • Participation in our Intern Speaker Series where senior staff members discussed their career paths and held a Q&A session.
    • A resume and professional networking workshop hosted by Magnopus' Recruiting Team.
    • Several bonding activities including lunches, trivia, and more!
$19 - $19 an hour
Company Description

Magnopus is a content-focused technology company founded by a diverse team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other unusual places. We’re passionate about creating rich experiences across the physical and digital worlds in ways people haven’t seen yet.

Because we’re building the future, we endeavor to create a diverse, creative workplace where people from many perspectives collaborate across disciplines to create amazing things together.  We invest in our employee's progression with mentorship opportunities through their discipline. We try to foster an environment where we can take risks, and learn from our failures. While we value individual talents, we favor teamwork. We believe that the leadership of the company works for the employees, not the other way around.  We feel strongly that our employees guide who we are as a company and the work we create, so we look for characteristics of curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage in every candidate.

Though we’ve delivered a lot of crazy stuff, here are a few you can check out at home:

Mission: ISS
Disney Pixar Coco VR
Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab
The Lion King - Virtual Production
Elixir