Salary Unpaid

Game Engineering Intern

SYBO is growing. We’re releasing new games, building on the massive success of Subway Surfers as the most downloaded game of all time (4 billion downloads and counting!) and continuing to excite and surprise the most important people in the world: Our players!

You will have an opportunity to join a game team operating a live game played by millions of players daily and work with “SYBOnians” from a wide variety of disciplines such as art, design, QA and of course engineering. We have 3 sub-teams within engineering; our Tech Pod, LiveOps Pod and our Feature Pod. As an intern you will learn and hone your skills for the future as well as helping our team maintain and develop the most downloaded game in the world.

This internship is unpaid and full-time running for the fall semester in 2024.

Your time at SYBO

In your ramp-up month - During your first month you will be welcomed into the team and the pod you will be working in. During this time you will be meeting people and being introduced to the project and making sure you are set up for success.

In your contributor months - You will be an active member of your pod, collaborating with design, developing features, fixing bugs, participating in code reviews, team meetings, stand-ups, sprint reviews and demos. 

Responsibilities

  • Working closely with your internship buddy

  • Collaborate with design and develop content updates and features

  • Test your code and collaborate with QA

  • Bug fixing

  • Minor technical updates

Requirements

  • C# and Unity development experience

  • Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail

  • Familiarity with making games for mobile platforms

It is a requirement to be enrolled in a university program that supports a full-time internship as part of the education - and you need to be able to commute to our Copenhagen office on a daily basis.

We do not offer relocation, VISA, or house search assistance for internships.

About SYBO

We're SYBO, the mobile games studio behind the legendary Subway Surfers, with over 4 billion downloads worldwide! Join our team in the heart of Copenhagen, where creativity flourishes in our new, state-of-the-art studio.

If you join us, you'll have the opportunity to dive into exciting and creative projects alongside a diverse group of like-minded colleagues from over 40 countries across the globe.

We truly believe you perform your best, when you have the equipment you need - and our IT team is always on hand to ensure you have access to the latest tools and the right gear, enabling you to be at your best.

We also pride ourselves in taking care of your well-being, offering a delicious lunch buffet, a variety of healthy snacks, and regular social events to keep the energy flowing.

SYBO is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.


Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Maternity / paternity leave
Maternity / paternity leave

Kids are the future, go spend time with them.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

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Working at
Sybo Games

Sybo Games is a brand and innovation house that turns ideas into captivating and clear-cut games and spin-offs for mobile devices. They are most famous for their global game hit Subway Surfers. Working with a flat structure, every individual at Sybo Games is an expert within their domain. Every production method is kept agile: fail fast and then make things function. Because of regular team meetings, working hours are mandatory between 10-16, but you can come earlier or stay later within the controlled flexibility of the schedule. Sybo Games have monthly Friday bars and movie nights where they feature both awarded and more unorthodox B-films. The social scene is extensive and besides the obvious interest in gaming it also offers Artistic Nights with a creative focus as well as a running club.

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