Careers at Nex

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Reports to: Head of Developer Experience Location: Hong Kong Type: 6-month contract (with the possibility to convert or renew) The Role Nex Playground is bringing families together through active play, with games tailor made with motion mechanics in mind. To support our rapid game development, we rely on robust building and testing infrastructure, a scalable CICD pipeline and various server tools. We are looking for a DevOps Engineer (Game Production), who will maintain tools and servers supporting our game production. It involves setting up monitors and reacting to problems early, ensuring that our developers can remain productive all the time. It also includes automating workflows and streamlining processes where applicable. As part of the developer experience team, we will work alongside game developers to identify their pain points and need. We maintain existing tools while innovate for new ones. We help support and scale game content production at Nex. What You'll Do Maintain our Unity build pipeline — Ensure its reliability and adopt new features. Server and tools monitoring — Set up proper monitoring and alerts for crucial components such as our package server and Developer Portal. Automate tools deployment — Adopt best practices for our tools development and deployment. Console configs and operations — Manage dev device firmwares and environments for our developers. Knowledge sharing with other DevOps teams — Stay up to date and grow together. Must Have 3+ years of game development or DevOps experience Experience working with multiple teams / stakeholders Experience working with software involving multiple components / systems. Fierce empathy for fellow developers and other teams involved in game production, such as QA. Should Have An obsession with code and product quality. Experience with tooling and automation. Knowledge of server deployment / maintenance, such as terraform. A growth mindset, always looking for more. Excitement about working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment. Nice to Have Experience with Google Cloud Platform. A love for staying active and healthy, with a passion for 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 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: Hong Kong Report to: CTO The Role As Director / Senior Director of Platform Software Engineering, you will own the software platform that powers every Nex Playground in the world — from the moment a family unboxes the device through years of daily play. You will lead end‑to‑end across PlayOS (our Android‑based device OS) and cloud services: OS that gives hardware life, OTA updates that reach a growing global fleet, the Play Pass subscription engine, and the compliance infrastructure that lets us launch in new countries with confidence. You will drive architectural direction, set engineering standards, and grow a high‑performing team. You'll stay hands‑on when it counts most and know when to let your leaders lead. The Mindset First‑principles, customer‑obsessed, decisive. Perseveres to the highest standards and challenges assumptions. Resilient through production incidents, coachable at every level. Grows engineers into owners and leaders. Empathetic, leads with trust, gives tough feedback, builds a culture of accountability. Executes with discipline — insists on engineering excellence to deliver reliable, secure outcomes at scale. Success Looks Like Millions of Playgrounds worldwide, reliably updated over the air. PlayOS that delights families from first unbox through years of daily play — across every market Nex enters. Standards that let the team ship fast with confidence. Strong leaders in your team across device and cloud who own outcomes independently. The platform behind every game, every feature, every market launch. Key Responsibilities Platform & Team Leadership Set platform software strategy in partnership with Product Design and company leadership Build a high‑performing engineering team — raise the engineering bar, grow engineers into owners and develop strong leaders Build Nex's in‑house platform engineering capability and DevOps practices, evolving from external partnerships to Nex‑led development PlayOS Delivery Implement OS platform roadmap — balancing new capabilities with system health, performance, security, and compliance Guide the hardest trade‑offs across architecture, compatibility, and hardware integration Drive international compliance — children's privacy (GDPR, COPPA) and localization for every new territory Cloud & Services Establish standards across cloud services, OTA pipelines, and the Play Pass subscription platform Ensure reliability, security, privacy, and operational excellence as the fleet scales globally Set high standards for observability, incident response, and continuous improvement Must Have Experience leading teams delivering operating systems and cloud services in production at scale Proven people leadership: hires and builds high-performing teams, develops managers, and coaches individuals through clear feedback, growth plans, and high standards Strong technical judgment across device software and cloud systems — hands‑on when it matters Track record raising the bar on quality, reliability, security, privacy, and compliance Significant flexibility working across global timezones Nice to Have Experience with subscription or commerce platforms Familiarity with reliability practices (SLOs, observability, incident response) Experience with consumer privacy regulations (GDPR, COPPA, or equivalent) in a shipped product Experience with connected devices and fleets Experience building products for kids or families Experience with hardware‑software integration and lifecycle support #LI-Onsite 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: Hong Kong The Role As a Lead Software Engineer in Test (SDET) at Nex, you will build the test engineering capability within Platform Software Engineering that helps us ship reliable Nex Playground experiences. You will define and implement an automated test strategy spanning device software, cloud services, and hardware-integrated systems. From functional and regression testing to sustained device stress and cloud-scale load, you will design and build the tools, practices, and feedback loops that help engineers find problems early and release with confidence. You will lead through technical judgment, hands-on execution, and collaboration, and drive practical AI adoption in your work. Success Looks Like Teams can rely on fast, maintainable automated tests to detect meaningful regressions throughout development and release. Device software, hardware-integrated systems, and cloud services are tested under realistic conditions, including sustained stress and load at scale. Engineers can see test coverage, reliability trends, and release risks clearly, and use that information to improve products and test effectiveness. Test tools and methods continuously improve, and platform engineers can design and build more testable systems. What You'll Do Test strategy and technical leadership Own and evolve the automated test strategy for Platform Software Engineering. Prioritize coverage based on product risk and drive a high level of meaningful automated test coverage. Define test approaches, quality criteria, and release feedback with platform engineers working on device software and cloud services. Review and improve vendors’ test strategies and coverage, identify gaps, and work with vendors to address them. Research, evaluate, and develop new testing techniques and tools that improve coverage, speed, and confidence. Drive responsible, practical AI adoption in test design, automation, analysis, and engineering workflows, while maintaining human judgment and verification. Automation and test infrastructure Develop and operationalize functional, stress, and regression testing for software and hardware products, using both software-based and hardware-integrated techniques. Develop and operationalize cloud service load testing using synthetic workloads and data at scale; identify bottlenecks, failure modes, and regressions. Design, build, and evolve reusable test frameworks, harnesses, fixtures, and infrastructure that support reliable, repeatable testing across system boundaries. Keep automated testing integral to CI/CD, with actionable feedback that engineers can use throughout development and release. Improve product testability through better instrumentation, API design, separation of concerns, and effective use of mock objects and test data. Define and track metrics, reports, and dashboards that show test coverage, effectiveness, reliability, and trends over time. Engineering collaboration Partner with platform engineers to embed quality and testability into design and delivery rather than treating testing as a final gate. Work with platform engineers to investigate failures, identify root causes, and turn findings into product and test improvements. Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, technical guidance, mentoring, and sharing test practices, tools, and findings with platform engineers. Must Have Experience setting technical direction for test engineering across teams and independently delivering work from strategy through implementation and iteration. Strong hands-on software engineering skills, with experience designing, building, and maintaining automated test frameworks and infrastructure used by engineering teams. Experience defining and delivering test strategies for complex software systems, including functional, regression, and stress or reliability testing. Experience testing cloud services under load, including generating representative workloads and data and investigating performance or scalability bottlenecks. Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD and improving the reliability, speed, and usefulness of test feedback. Strong understanding of software design for testability, including instrumentation, APIs, isolation, mocks, and test data. Experience applying AI tools to engineering and testing workflows, with a thoughtful approach to validation and data security. Nice to Have Experience testing connected consumer devices or systems that combine device software, firmware, hardware, and cloud services. Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing, automated test fixtures, or validation of cameras, sensors, or other hardware modules. Familiarity with Android/AOSP, embedded systems, or device-level debugging. Experience with soak, endurance, fault-injection, or other reliability testing techniques. Experience building products for children and families. 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: Hong Kong (Onsite) Type: Full Time The Role We’re looking for a QA Engineer who loves games, sweats the details, and enjoys learning new technology. Motion-based QA is different from traditional game QA: you’ll test with your whole body in real-world environments (lighting, room sizes, player heights, 1–4 players, etc.). Prior motion-gaming experience is not required —strong QA fundamentals and a learning mindset are. What You'll Do Create and execute test plans and test cases for motion-based games and the Nex Playground experience. Validate core player experience for living-room play: onboarding, clarity, responsiveness, and “is this fun and understandable?” Test motion-game fundamentals such as responsiveness/latency, recognition consistency, occlusion handling, and edge cases. Perform functional, usability, regression, localization, and device/compatibility testing across the product surface area. Write excellent bug reports with clear repro steps, expected vs. actual results, environment details, and short video captures when helpful. Collaborate cross-functionally: clarify requirements, ask good questions, and flag risk areas early. What We're Looking For 1–2 years of experience in IT or the game industry (or equivalent hands-on experience). Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality. Good communication and teamwork skills. Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Good command of written and spoken English. Hands-on comfort with hardware and TV setups, including basic troubleshooting (network, setup flows, updates) Willingness to perform physical movements during testing and appear in internal test recordings. A genuine interest in games and player experience—especially party/family-friendly titles. Nice to Have Cantonese and/or Mandarin fluency Experience testing camera-based, motion, AR, or computer vision products. Experience testing multiplayer/local co-op or party games. Familiarity with Unity, Android-based hardware, or mobile gaming. Experience setting up consumer electronics (TVs, consoles, streaming devices). Experience with test automation or scripting (even small personal projects). 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: Seattle, WA or Remote US Annual salary: $145,000 - $190,000 USD (Final base salary within this range will be determined based on job-related factors, including the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location) Type: Full-Time Reports to: Director, Analytics About this Role Nex’s user base is growing quickly, and the amount of data we’re working with is growing even faster. We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to upgrade our analytics department, and help us understand our customer’s needs better than ever before as we launch in several new countries around the world. The ideal candidate for this role is fundamentally curious about the world, and wants to learn as much as possible about how our customers behave. We want Nex to exist at the forefront of subscription-based gaming, and give our customers the best gaming experiences for their age ranges, and the person in this role will have the opportunity to design & carry out the studies that get us there. If you want to work on a small team, for a growing company, and spend your time learning how best to provide value for our customers, we want to hear from you! What You'll Do Dive deep into customer data: With over a million devices sold, hundreds of thousands of active subscribers and many more on the way, we’ve barely scratched the surface on how to understand our customers. We have terabytes of data, 10s of billions of rows and counting, for you to play around in. Transform questions into actions: We’re curious about our customers at all levels of the company, and any given question from any given team can potentially be a worthy avenue of study. Take initiative and spend your time working on taking those questions and running with them. Design studies & automate their upkeep : We don’t just want to learn things once—work with other members of the analytics team to make sure that the existing frameworks you come up with keep running as we move onto new ones. Write documentation and white papers: Communicate what matters in a manner that is clear, shareable, and can be understood at all levels of the company. Tell us what you’ve discovered, how you got there, and how we can use it. Qualifications 7+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or 9+ years of experience as a Business Analyst . Proficiency in SQL to retrieve data from a Redshift database. Proven ability to work independently, without constant guidance. Comfortable working in ambiguous environments that require iteration & investigation. Strong written communication skills. Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field. Preferred Qualifications Proficiency in Python or R, in addition to SQL. Experience with machine learning tools and/or large data processing frameworks (i.e. Apache Spark). Experience with A/B methodology testing. Ability to work in cross-functional environments. Ability to thrive and create without the use of AI tools as a baseline. What Sets You Apart Creative solutions to complex problems. Proactive approach to projects. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Experience working with teams from different cultures and backgrounds. You’re an expert on your own work & can back up your results. Good-natured and easy to work with. 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Reports to: Head of Developer Experience Location: Hong Kong Travel: (Rarely) International travel to the EU, Japan or the US Time Zones: Will collaborate across time zones with clearly defined overlap windows. Type: 6-month contract (with the possibility to convert or renew) The Role Nex Playground is redefining how families play — bringing motion-based, camera-powered gaming into the living room. A key part of our go-to-market motion is the in-store retail demo experience , where customers at retailers like Target, Costco, and Walmart get hands-on with Nex Playground games before they buy. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Retail Demo) to oversee and ensure the proper planning, implementation and deployment of the retail demo software at different sites and retail demo fixtures. This is a highly cross-functional role that requires working with fellow game cells, program managers, design, retail operations and platform engineering team. You will be owning the software side of the whole retail demo experience, from the firmware, the retail demo experience, analytics to deployment. You will work along with our program managers to ensure that components would be ready before launch; and also prepare all software assets for retail operations to deploy them in stores. What You'll Do Own the retail demo software stack — Ensure all components, including the firmware, launcher software, individual game demos, etc works well together. Iterate and improve retail demo experience — Work with our design to improve the overall experience, boosting user success and satisfaction. Coordinate with Program Managers and Retail Operations — Partner with retail demo program manager (owner schedule and scopes) and retail operations (owner of physical fixture deployment / maintenance) to create update schedules and plan. Periodic content update / refresh — Update software to include latest information from Nex, including new game launches or promos. Setup scalable processes — Set up repeatable SOP and codify manual work, so that we can scale our retail demo to more retailers or even more countries. Work closely with QA — Ensure the whole retail demo experience is robust and stable. Must Have Hands-on experience with Unity game development. 5+ years of software development experience. Experience with large scale system deployment involving server and client components. Experience with working with multiple other teams to get things moving. Fierce empathy for our users and potential customers. Should Have An obsession with code and product quality. Experience with tooling and automation. A growth mindset, always looking for more. Excitement about working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment. Nice to Have Prior experience working with retailers or location base activations. A love for staying active and healthy, with a passion for 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 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: Hong Kong Type: Full Time The Role As a Software Engineer at Nex, you will contribute to building the technical foundations that power our platform's most demanding capabilities. In the Framework Engineering track, you will own the design and development of our cross-platform software framework for detection, sensing, haptics, and ML inference. You will build the real-time systems, hardware abstraction layers, and developer APIs that enable multimodal interaction on Nex Playground. The offers the opportunity to work on deeply technical problems in machine learning systems, data infrastructure, sensing technologies, and real-time inference. You will be part of a small, highly technical team that values both specialization and collaboration, with clear ownership of core technology areas. The Mindset You are drawn to solving complex technical challenges at the intersection of research and production engineering. You care deeply about building systems that are reliable, performant, and maintainable. You thrive in environments where technical depth matters, where your expertise in ML systems, distributed computing, or real-time software directly shapes what the platform can do. What You’ll Do Design and develop a robust, performant, cross-platform framework for sensing, detection, haptics, and ML inference Build efficient runtime execution systems and hardware abstraction layers Develop developer APIs that make complex sensing and inference accessible Optimize for real-time performance on multimodal data streams Work on camera, microphone, and haptics integration Implement code that runs reliably across different platforms and hardware configurations Improve framework stability, performance, and developer experience Write clean, well-tested code that maintains high engineering standards Participate in code reviews and help raise the engineering bar across the team Contribute to shared tools, infrastructure, and cross-role projects (20% Time) Work with the dual-leadership model (Engineering Manager and Tech Lead) to understand priorities and technical direction Document systems and decisions to support team knowledge sharing Must Have 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in building real-time software frameworks, cross-platform systems, or performance-critical applications Proficiency in C++/C#, additional experience with at least one other systems language (C++, C#, Java, Rust, or Go) Experience with cross-platform development Proven track record with performance optimization, real-time systems, or hardware abstraction layers Experience building developer APIs or software frameworks used by other engineers Nice To Have Experience building real-time systems or low-latency software Familiarity with computer vision, signal processing, or embedded systems Experience with cross-platform development or hardware abstraction Knowledge of performance optimization and profiling Experience with sensing technologies (cameras, microphones, or similar) Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing Experience working in small, high-performance technical teams Background in startups, high-growth environments, or consumer product companies Passion for pushing technical boundaries and deep problem-solving 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: Hong Kong Type: 12-month contract (with possibility of conversion to full-time permanent role) The Role As a Software Engineer in Test at Nex, you will own stability and reliability testing for the Motion Development Kit (MDK), firmware, and hardware modules that power Nex Playground's AOSP-based motion-sensing device. You will build automated test frameworks, stress/soak testing infrastructure, and validation tools that catch instability, regressions, and hardware-integration failures before they reach production. You will work closely with the Framework Engineering and firmware/hardware teams to embed testability across the full Android stack, from low-level sensor drivers and HAL layers up through the MDK APIs that game developers build on . This role sits within a small, highly technical team that values both specialization and collaboration, with clear ownership of quality across core technology areas . The Mindset You are drawn to solving hard reliability problems in systems where hardware, firmware, and Android software all have to work together flawlessly, day after day. You care deeply about long-run stability, not just passing a test once, but proving a system holds up under sustained load, edge cases, and real-world conditions. You thrive in environments where deep systems debugging, Android/AOSP internals knowledge, and rigorous testing discipline directly shape what the platform can confidently ship . What You'll Do Design and build automated stability and reliability test frameworks for the Motion Development Kit (MDK), firmware, and hardware modules on an AOSP-based platform Develop soak testing, stress testing, and endurance testing pipelines to surface memory leaks, crashes, thermal issues, ANRs, and long-running failures Build test harnesses and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) rigs to validate sensor, camera, and motion-tracking hardware under real and simulated conditions Create regression suites for firmware, HAL, and MDK releases, integrated into CI/CD to catch stability issues pre-release Investigate, reproduce, and drive root-cause analysis of field failures, crashes, kernel panics, and intermittent hardware/firmware defects using Android bug reports, logcat, and kernel logs Define and track reliability metrics such as MTBF, crash rates, ANR rates, and failure recurrence across hardware revisions and firmware/AOSP builds Partner with firmware, hardware, and platform engineers to define quality gates and exit criteria for new hardware/firmware/AOSP releases Write clean, well-tested test code and tooling that raises the engineering bar across the team Build dashboards and reporting for test coverage, defect trends, and release stability Participate in code reviews and contribute to shared tools, infrastructure, and cross-role projects (20% Time) Work with the dual-leadership model (Engineering Manager and Tech Lead) to align on quality priorities and technical direction Document test strategies, systems, and findings to support team knowledge sharing What You Bring 3+ years of professional experience in software test engineering, reliability engineering, or QA for embedded/firmware, Android, or hardware-integrated systems Proficiency in Python, with experience in at least one systems language (C++, C#, Java, Rust, or Go) Hands-on experience with stability, stress, soak, or endurance testing methodologies Experience testing Android/AOSP platforms, HAL, embedded firmware, device drivers, or hardware modules (sensors, motion tracking, cameras, or similar) Strong debugging skills across hardware, firmware, and software layers, including logcat, kernel logs, bug reports, logic analyzers, or serial/hardware diagnostics Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated regression suites Preferred Experience with AOSP build systems (Soong/Make), Android Test Harness, or Vendor Test Suite (VTS)/Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test rig design and automation Familiarity with embedded Linux, Android kernel internals, and Treble/HAL architecture Knowledge of communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, BLE) used in sensor and firmware integration Experience with reliability metrics and frameworks (MTBF, FMEA, fault injection testing) Familiarity with motion sensing, IMUs, computer vision, or signal processing validation Experience working in small, high-performance technical teams Background in consumer electronics, robotics, or Android-based hardware products Passion for pushing reliability standards and deep root-cause problem-solving 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid in office 2-3x a week) Annual Salary: $ 100,000 - $130,000 USD (Final base salary within this range will be determined based on job-related factors, including the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location) Reports to: Head of Party Cell Employment Type: Full-time The Role We're looking for a Software Engineer to help bring our product ideas to life within a fast-moving game cell focused on gamifying fitness and developing healthy habits for the whole family . You'll work closely with designers and engineers to prototype, iterate, and refine our products from concept to production. What You’ll Do Work closely with designers to scope out new experiences and features and implement it end-to-end. Develop infrastructure, motion detection gameplay, UI, and support live-ops features Optimize and polish user experiences to ensure smooth, production-quality gameplay. Evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve development speed and product quality. Work cross-functionally with designers, product teams, and other engineers to deliver a seamless experience. What You Bring 3+ years of game development or interactive software engineering experience. Experience building user-facing products from scratch and shipping high-quality experiences. Strong programming skills, preferably with Unity (C#) or similar game engines. Experience optimising performance and artifact size for mobile (Android) platforms. A product-minded approach —you think about the user experience, not just the code. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Bonus: Experience with fitness apps, or at-home fitness solutions. If you're passionate about blending gaming and fitness to build experiences that make healthy habits fun, we’d love to hear from you! #LI-Hybrid 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.

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. Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities. Important Notice: ⚠️ To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc . If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Reports to: Head of Developer Experience Location: Hong Kong Travel: (Rarely) International travel to the EU, Japan or the US Time Zones: Will collaborate across time zones with clearly defined overlap windows. Type: 6-month contract (with the possibility to convert or renew) The Role Nex Playground is redefining how families play — bringing motion-based, camera-powered gaming into the living room. A key part of our go-to-market motion is the in-store retail demo experience , where customers at retailers like Target, Costco, and Walmart get hands-on with Nex Playground games before they buy. We are looking for a Software Engineer (Retail Demo) to innovate and iterate on the overall end-to-end retail demo experience. It involves a dedicated motion-base activation / launcher, showing our users what our technologies can do and how fun it is. You will be working with a focus team to maintain the software involved. We will also be doing regular updates to showcase our latest games and events. What You'll Do Innovate and iterate on our motion based retail demo launcher — It will be the first touch point our potential customers interact with at the retail store. Maintain customizations per region — Including localization, age rating and other legal compliances specific to the country / region. Performance tuning and optimization — Ensure that our software run smoothly. Maintain integration library that allow other games to integrate with retail demo — Implement common lifecycle event handling to stitch experience together. Work with our publishing to handle periodic content update / refresh — Including integration with various CMS systems to fetch the latest information. Work closely with QA — Ensure the whole retail demo experience is robust and stable. Must Have Hands-on experience with Unity game development. 3+ years of software development experience. Experience working with software involving multiple components / systems. Fierce empathy for our users and potential customers. Should Have An obsession with code and product quality. Experience with tooling and automation. A growth mindset, always looking for more. Excitement about working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment. Nice to Have Prior experience working with retailers or location base activations. A love for staying active and healthy, with a passion for 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 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.