Walt Disney Animation Studios Data Engineering Intern, Summer 2026

Job ID 10139294 Location Burbank, California, United States Business Walt Disney Animation Studios Date posted Mar. 20, 2026

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

At Walt Disney Animation Studios, our mission is to bring captivating stories to life through innovation and artistry. We are seeking talented and passionate individuals for our Summer 2026 Technology Internship Program.

As a Summer 2026 Technology Intern, you’ll gain insight into how technology supports and enhances the creative process at an animation studio, while expanding your skills through mentorship from industry experts.

Our Information Services team strives to design and develop solutions, often integrating 3rd party products, to optimize our internal business processes and inform decision making.  We partner with a wide range of departments including Production Management, HR, Recruitment, Communications, Training and Finance. We focus primarily on web technologies to provide solutions for our stakeholders.

We’re looking for a Data Engineering Intern to contribute to building scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions that power our new data platform. If you’re passionate about solving problems with data, especially as they relate to the animated filmmaking process, and curious about new technologies, we’d love to hear from you!

Project Includes:

AI for Data Quality - How can we leverage AI agents in existing data applications & warehouses to report possible quality issues in our data platforms and sources? Especially for anomaly detection within existing data pipelines.

Data Quality Visualization - How can we surface pipeline and quality information in front ends like Snowflake to make troubleshooting easier? This could involve both front end application development for dashboards, or backend reporting and monitoring for data quality issues.

Support our existing self-service analytics workflows by helping to prepare clean, well-modeled data for a varied group of end users.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Experience with SQL

Familiarity with data structures & database infrastructure

Experience using AI to solve data problems

Familiarity with modern data warehousing and analytics tools (i.e. Snowflake, Tableau, etc.)

Familiarity with API’s (REST, GraphQL), and other backend technologies

Demonstrated knowledge of Python (can include coursework or projects)

Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and eagerness to grow in a collaborative environment

Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills

Self-motivated to research and learn new technologies

Comfortable with reaching out to fellow engineers for assistance when appropriate and providing regular project updates to the team and stakeholders

Required Education

Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university with a major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, AI/ML, Human Computer Interaction, or a related field.

Program Details

Location: Burbank, CA

Program Length: May/June - August/September 2026 (12 weeks)

Eligibility

Must be at least 18 years old and enrolled in an accredited college/university during the Spring or Fall semester/quarter prior to the internship or currently participating in a Disney College Program or Professional Internship.
Must possess unrestricted work authorization.
Must provide full availability for the entire program duration.

Additional Information: At Walt Disney Animation Studios, we celebrate diversity and inclusion, fostering a culture where all voices are valued. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including individuals with disabilities and veterans, to apply.

The pay rate for this role in Burbank, CA is $40.00 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.

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About Walt Disney Animation Studios:

Combining masterful artistry and storytelling with groundbreaking technology, Walt Disney Animation Studios is a filmmaker-driven animation studio responsible for creating some of the most beloved films ever made. Disney Animation continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” to the upcoming fall 2024 feature, “Moana 2.” Among the studio's timeless creations are “Pinocchio,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Jungle Book,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Lion King,” “Frozen,” “Zootopia,” and “Encanto.”

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Pictures, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Walt Disney Pictures is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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