Software Engineer (Connected Play SDK & Platform)

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.

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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 Nexs bold vision: Create the best motion games for hundreds of millions of people to play on.

What Youll 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.
• 35 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 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!

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