Job Description
Our mission is to elevate players, partners and general intelligence with the world’s best games. Our vision is to create, capture and capitalize 100 billion gameplays.
We are a passionate team of game lovers dedicated to developing engaging, browser-native games enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. With offices in New York City and Lisbon, we bring creativity, innovation, and fun to everything we do.
Everything we do is guided by three core values:
Fierce Drive - A commitment to excellence
Positive Energy - Cultivating a collaborative, uplifting work environment
Living Full Lives - Encouraging balance, fulfillment, and well-being
The Arkadianship Internship Program
The 2026 Arkadianship is a 6-month immersive internship program starting in May. This program gives interns the opportunity to gain real-world experience, work alongside seasoned professionals in the gaming industry, and contribute to live projects that make a lasting impact.
Throughout the internship, you will work on meaningful projects, receive mentorship, participate in feedback and development sessions, and gain firsthand insight into how games are built, tested, and launched commercially. You will also have the opportunity to build your professional network and explore career pathways in the tech and gaming industries. Several past interns have transitioned to full-time roles at Arkadium - we view this program as a pipeline for future talent.
This role follows a hybrid work model. Interns are expected to be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week.
About the Role
This internship is a learning-focused introduction to professional game engineering within a large-scale web games environment. At Arkadium, our games reach millions of players worldwide - engineering plays a critical role in delivering performant, reliable, and engaging experiences across browsers and devices.
As a Game Engineering Intern, you will work alongside experienced engineers on real production games, contributing to live titles that power our portfolio. You will be exposed to MVC-based game architectures, large shared codebases, and scalable deployment workflows. Most of the work will involve PixiJS, with potential exposure to Unity and React depending on the workstream.
Our team is multicultural and international. Collaboration happens primarily in English, and clear communication and openness to feedback are essential.
What You’ll Do
Work on live web games used by millions of players
Fix bugs across multiple game titles
Implement small gameplay features and UI changes
Debug gameplay logic, rendering issues, and performance bottlenecks
Work with Git: branches, pull requests, and code reviews
Learn and follow internal development workflows and tooling to accelerate game development
Work on highly configurable games built to support multiple variants and skins
Understand how shared systems allow core logic to be reused across different titles
Learn how external services are integrated into the game stack
Follow our SDLC: pick up tickets, update tasks, and help prepare releases
Get exposure to CI/CD pipelines and understand how builds are created and deployed
Collaborate daily with QA, Artists, Designers, and Product
Participate in standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
Have weekly 1:1s with your manager for feedback and growth discussions
Learn how game KPIs work and how engineering decisions impact business metrics
Solid understanding of OOP principles: classes, objects, inheritance, and encapsulation
Experience with at least one programming language (e.g., C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java)
Good Computer Science fundamentals: data structures and algorithms
Prior experience with game development (academic, personal, or professional)
Understanding of core game architecture concepts: game loop, state management, assets, and components
Basic understanding of browser environments
Awareness of performance considerations in games
Debugging skills: ability to isolate and reproduce issues
Basic Git knowledge: branching, committing, pull requests
Good organizational skills, autonomy, and ability to research independently
Nice to Have
A game development portfolio ( GitHub or playable demos)
Knowledge of design patterns
Node.js / TypeScript fundamentals
React fundamentals: components and state management
Experience with HTML5 game development
Understanding of MVC architecture
Basic knowledge of unit or integration testing
Meal allowance through Coverflex
Coverage by work accident insurance
Transportation expenses, namely the cost of the monthly Navegante pass
Summer Fridays - day off last Friday of June, July and August
Partial Internship subsidy
