2026 Software Engineer Intern (Developer Experience)

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 companys 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 Companys Most Innovative Companies TIMEs 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 FunandIs 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.

The Role

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time Internship (June 1 2026 - August 31 2026)

The Developer Experience (DX) team focuses on optimizing game development and publishing. As our Software Engineer intern (Developer Experience) you will help build tools and libraries that help internal and external developers to make games on Nex Playground. You will collaborate with game engineers to help push the boundaries and unlock new possibilities on Nex Playground.

What You Will Bring to the Table

• Understand bottlenecks and pain points of game developers including designers and fellow engineers.
• Build tools to streamline game developments from brainstorming development to deployment.
• Collaborate with our producer team to ensure smooth delivery of games and contents in our content pipeline.
• Help push the boundaries through active exploration refinement of processes and adoption of new technologies.

Should Have

• Solid foundation in software development.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Excited to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ready to face new challenges and opportunities.

Nice To Have

• Experience working with Unity.
• Experience with webapp development such as ReactJS / NodeJS / Python / Google Cloud Platform
• Enthusiastic about games or feeling excited about game development.
• Love being active and healthy. Passionate about helping others do the same.

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 inSan Jose California USAandHongKong. Learn more about us at encourage applications even if you dont meet more than 50% of the requirements we believe that experience comes in many forms!