Technical Assistant - Video Game (internship)

Company Description

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe is a leading global publisher, developer and distributor of entertainment content for platforms including, but not limited to, all major video game consoles and PC.

Part of the Japanese Bandai Namco group, we are known for bringing many entertainment's top franchises to market such as PAC-MAN™, GUNDAM™, TEKKEN™, ACE COMBAT™, DARK SOULS™, and ELDEN RING™, as well as European led projects such as LITTLE NIGHTMARES™.

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has 15 international offices with operations in 50 countries and is headquartered in Lyon, France’s capital of gastronomy, located at the intersection of two rivers, creating a lively peninsula at its center.

Our company's motto is ‘Fun for all into the future’, join Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe’s family now to be part of that journey!

Position

Within the Content Creation & Publishing department, you will be part of the Engineering team and will fall under the responsibility of the 2 Project Managers. You will hold a multifaceted position and will support all the departments (marketing, product support, business intelligence, etc.) and the subsidiaries. You will work on various subjects such as quality assurance, IT, release management…

The tasks will depend on your profile, specialisation, and your expectations. Therefore, you can be responsible for the following missions (non-exhaustive list):

• Keep up with the demands of the different departments, by using a ticketing system and the internal communication tools (e-mails, TEAMS)

• Carry on updating the process-related documents which are specific to the Engineering team (especially regarding the use of Jira and Confluence)

• Carry out the PC/hardware compatibility tests of our games

• Develop tools for playtesting solutions, such as Shadow and Solutions perforce

• Take part in the implementation of KPIs, with the development teams

• Ensure the technical setting up of events (physical and digital)

Requirements

• Currently studying for a Master’s degree and majoring in Video Games or Development

• A genuine interest for video games is required

• Knowledge in hardware and operating system is appreciated

• Knowledge in Jira and Confluence is appreciated

• Familiar with visualization tools like Power BI

• Familiar in SQL, with Python, JavaScript, and Java

• Familiar with HTML and CSS

• Good level of English

• Versatility, humbleness, curiosity, willingness to learn

• Good organisation skills as you will handle several projects at the same time

• Good priorities management skills

• Good communication skills

Other information

Sounds interesting?

Please, send us your resume and cover letter.

Additional information

Location: 15 rue Félix Mangini, 69009 LYON

Contract: full-time internship for 6 months (no work-study program)

Start date: January 2027

Remuneration: dependent on degree level (from €1,000 up to €1,200 per month)

Benefits: flexible working hours, 2 teleworking days per week, one day off per month, lunch vouchers, reimbursement of public transportation costs, nice building with various facilities (gym room, gaming room, nap room, car / bike / scooter parking, cafeteria and coffee corners...)