Nex
Gaming
SoftwareEngineer(ConnectedPlaySDK&Platform)
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“Software Engineer (Connected Play SDK & Platform) at Nex. Skills: Connected Play SDK & Platform development, C#, Unity, Kotlin, Android, client-server architecture, RESTful APIs, backend service integration, SDK design, API design, developer tools. 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”
What You'll Achieve.
unlock Connected Play in games; realize Nex’s bold vision: “Create the best motion games for hundreds of millions of people to play on.”
Industry & Context.
Ability to turn game-team needs into reusable platform improvements
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
programming experience in C# or similar languages, willingness to work across Unity and Kotlin / Android components, Experience with client-server architecture, Experience with RESTful APIs, Experience with backend service integration, 3–5 years of software development experience, Experience maintaining software libraries, writing developer-facing documentation
Nice to 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, Excitement about working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, Experience developing multiplayer games, Experience developing connected features, Experience developing libraries in Unity, Experience developing SDKs in Unity, SDK design experience, API design experience, developer tools experience, technical documentation experience, A love for staying active and healthy, passion for helping others do the same, An interest in playing games, excitement about game development
What You'll Do.
build and maintain infrastructures / SDK to unlock Connected Play in games
and collaborate with game engineers
backend/platform teams
and publishers on new online features
Assist game developers in adopting new features
Help review API and service requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate with game engineers, designers, backend/platform teams, and publishers on new online features; Assist game developers in adopting new features; Help review API and service requirements to make sure they work well for game teams
Full Job Description
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. 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 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 Nex’s bold vision: “Create the best motion games for hundreds of millions of peopl
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