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 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.

Want to Learn More About Us?

This October, Nex is hosting a series of on-campus talks, offering an inside look at our company - where we’ve been, where we’re headed, and how we’re growing. From product innovation and design thinking to company culture and exciting job opportunities, these sessions are designed to share how we work, what we value, and how we’re building the future of active play.

The series will feature David Lee, Nex CEO & Co-founder, who will be speaking at HKU, CUHK, and HKUST, and Jon Mak, Senior Director of Design, who will be speaking at PolyU.

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/QuUuUxDeoe3hbz3G9

The Role

Location: Hong KongType: 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 in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!