Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
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Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full time
The Role
As our Software Engineer (Connected Play SDK & Platform), you will help game teams build Connected Play experiences by creating the SDKs, platform tools, APIs, examples, and documentation they need, while helping shape backend service requirements. We build infrastructure and tools so that families and friends, far apart, can experience the same active joy together, helping realize Nex’s bold vision: “Create the best motion games for hundreds of millions of people to play on.”
What You'll Do
- Design, build and maintain infrastructures / SDK to unlock Connected Play in games.
- Brainstorm, plan, and collaborate with game engineers, designers, backend/platform teams, and publishers on new online features.
- Assist game developers in adopting new features, with clear examples, test tools, and documentation.
- Help review API and service requirements to make sure they work well for game teams.
Must Have
- Strong programming experience in C# or similar languages, with willingness to work across Unity and Kotlin / Android components.
- Experience with client-server architecture, RESTful APIs, and backend service integration.
- 3–5 years of software development experience.
- Experience maintaining software libraries and/or writing developer-facing documentation.
Should Have
- An obsession with code, product, and developer experience quality.
- Experience with tooling and automation.
- Ability to turn game-team needs into reusable platform improvements.
- A growth mindset, always looking for more.
- Excitement about working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience developing multiplayer games, connected features, libraries, or SDKs in Unity.
- Experience with SDK design, API design, developer tools, or technical documentation.
- A love for staying active and healthy, with a passion for helping others do the same.
- An interest in playing games and excitement about game development.
We Offer
- Competitive compensation package.
- Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
- Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
- Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field
Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!
Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.