Internship - Backend Engineer Assistant

TL;DR

Internship - Backend Engineer Assistant (Gamedev): Contributing to the development and maintenance of game build distribution platform for internal and player-facing applications with an accent on scalable cloud-native services, tools, and APIs. Focus on designing reliable architectures, cloud components, command line tools, and solving complex engineering problems in distributed systems.

Location: Office-based in Bordeaux, France or Montreal, Canada

Company

hirify.global Bordeaux studio with over 400 talents contributes to AAA franchises like Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Shadows, innovates in Anvil game engine, Online Services, and AI R&D via La Forge division.

What you will do

• Design and build highly scalable, available, and reliable cloud-native applications using hirify.global practices and tools.
• Develop cloud components and command line tools for game build distribution platform.
• Contribute to architecture of team solutions.
• Manage priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Participate in engineering efforts from planning to execution to solve complex problems.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing BA/BS/Master in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with software development in Go, TypeScript, Java, C/C++, C#, or Python.
• Experience in server backend, distributed/parallel systems, full stack, or scalable platforms.
• Development with cloud providers like AWS, GCP, Azure.
• Knowledge of infra automation, CI/CD, cloud delivery models.
• Curious, open-minded, polyvalent, problem-solving mindset, passionate about gaming.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast and creative atmosphere with self-sufficient team members.
• Diverse perspectives from 20 nationalities.
• 6 months internship contract, start between April and June 2026.

Hiring process

• Phone interview with recruiter.
• One or more technical/project interviews with manager and team.