Summer 2027 | Software Engineer Intern (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 Internship (June 1 2027 - August 31 2027)

Help build the technology behind Nex Playgroundwhere games computer vision consumer hardware and cloud services come together to get families moving.

The Platform Software Engineering (PSWE) team owns the core platform powering every Playground experience. As a Platform Software Engineer Intern youll own a meaningful project make real technical decisions and ship software with visible impact. A dedicated mentor and engineers across the Nex team will support you from design through launch.

Your project will match your strengths and interests while solving a real team need. You may:

• Ship a new capability for PlayOS Play Services or the cloud platform.
• Build an API service developer tool or delivery automation used by other teams.
• Improve performance and reliability using testing logs metrics and telemetry.
• Debug problems across device network backend and cloud boundaries.
• Take your work from idea to launch: design build test document and measure it.

• Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Software Engineering or a related field.
• Strong programming fundamentals problem-solving skills and a learning mindset.
• Experience with at least one language or runtime such as Kotlin/Java C/C Go Python TypeScript/.
• Clear communication collaboration and care for software quality.

• Experience with Android Linux embedded systems or device software.
• Familiarity with backend services APIs databases distributed systems or Google Cloud Platform.
• Exposure to CI/CD containers release automation monitoring testing or performance optimization.
• Genuine interest in building platform software that connects devices cloud services and player experiences.
• Curiosity about one or more of these areas: Android or embedded systems backend and distributed systems developer infrastructure games or technology that helps people be active together.
• Enthusiasm for learning across technical boundaries and understanding how a feature works end to end.

• Real Ownership: Ship a production-ready projectnot a throwaway intern exercise.
• Dedicated Mentorship: Learn through regular 1:1s design reviews debugging and code feedback.
• Broad Exposure: See how device software cloud services infrastructure privacy and security work together.
• Future Opportunity: High-performing interns may be considered for a full-time role at Nex.

• 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.