Software Engineer (Game Development)

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.

Location:Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

As ourSoftware Engineer (Game Development)you will help shape the future of interactive physical gaming and realize Nexs very bold vision: Create the best motion games for hundreds of millions of people to play on.

You will be a key contributor to our global content infrastructure architecting the core systems gameplay features and presentation layers that allow our games to reach international audiences. You will work across the Unity stackfrom implementing engaging gameplay mechanics to building scalable performant and pixel-perfect UI domains.

You will partner closely with Game Designers UI Artists and other engineers to deliver world-class experiences across our growing library of titles such as GoKeeper Tennis Smash: Racketville HomeRun Heroes: StarStrikers Bowling Strike and Basketball Knockout.

What Youll Do

• Architect and implement foundational game systems core gameplay mechanics and robust UI infrastructures that power our expanding library of games.
• Partner with Game and UI Designers to translate concepts (from game design documents to Figma prototypes) into highly functional polished Unity implementations.
• Draft technical strategies for modernizing our existing live titles refactoring legacy systems to support new features and internationalization.
• Build and maintain shared component libraries and core frameworks creating performant and responsive systems that work seamlessly across different games.
• Develop custom tools and workflows within the Unity Editor to streamline the process for designers content creators and translators removing friction from the development loop.
• Drive performance optimization across the game client managing memory usage draw calls and asset loading to ensure high performance on all target devices.
• Implement polished animations micro-interactions and game logic that make the experience feel alive responsive and delightful to the player.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to raise the bar for code quality and maintainability across the team.

Must Have

• 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C# and the Unity ecosystem.
• Solid understanding of Unity engine features including gameplay scripting UI systems (uGUI or UI Toolkit) and physics/rendering basics.
• Familiarity with asset management strategies (Addressables or Asset Bundles).
• Experience with asynchronous programming in Unity (UniTask async/await or coroutines).
• Ability to write clean maintainable and performant code.

Should Have

• A growth mindset and the energy to thrive in a fast-paced high-growth environment.
• An obsession with code quality and a sense of personal ownership over the products final polish.
• Experience implementing architectural patterns (MVVM MVC MVP or ECS) to separate game logic from presentation.
• Passion for building scalable frameworks and tools that empower every discipline to deliver their best work efficiently.
• Genuine excitement for deep technical challenges such as optimizing performance managing complex state logic or handling internationalization pipelines.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Localization pipelines (handling string keys pluralization rules or tools like Crowdin/I2).
• 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 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!

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.