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

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Location: Hong Kong 
Type: Full Time

The Role

As Director / Senior Director of Hardware Product Engineering, you will shape the hardware that puts a new category of active play into living rooms worldwide. You will own the end‑to‑end success of Nex Playground and its next generation — from early concept with Product Design through global‑scale manufacturing across a diversified supply chain. You will build and lead a hardware product engineering organization, guide the product's technical evolution, and drive the quality and innovation that families trust every day — at a company that's scaling very fast.

The Mindset

First‑principles, customer‑obsessed, decisive. Perseveres to the highest standards and challenges assumptions. Resilient through setbacks, 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, using data and experimentation to deliver uncompromising, high‑quality consumer products at scale.

Success Looks Like

Next‑gen hardware launched and ramping to millions of units across a diversified global supply chain — from US living rooms to EU and beyond. A team full of strong leaders who execute without heroics. ODM/JDM partnerships that deliver reliably while in‑house capability grows. The hardware families reach for every day — reliable, safe, and constantly evolving.

Key Responsibilities

Organization & Leadership

• Build a high‑performing Hardware Product Engineering organization — grow engineers into owners and develop strong leaders
• Partner across Software, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Commercial to enable high‑volume production and global market access
• Deliver results through ODM/JDM models while building strategic in‑house capabilities

Product & Technology

• Single accountable owner of the core living‑room hardware product
• Partner with Product Design from early concept to translate customer needs into feasible, scalable hardware
• Drive hardware innovation, R&D, architecture, and key technology decisions

Delivery, Quality & Compliance

• Own the product across its full lifecycle — deliver on scope, timing, performance, reliability, and manufacturability
• Drive regulatory compliance, localization, and support supply chain diversification to fast-track international expansion
• Lead field issue investigation, root‑cause analysis, and corrective actions to continuously improve quality and safety

Must Have

• Significant experience delivering smart consumer electronics at scale
• Strong background in embedded systems and hardware‑software integration
• Experience leading engineering teams in high‑growth environments with product design, manufacturing, and sourcing partners
• Proven experience with ODM/JDM partnerships
• Strong working proficiency in spoken English and Mandarin (fluency strongly preferred)

Nice to Have

• Experience with TV‑connected, gaming, or home entertainment hardware platforms
• Experience with Android‑based consumer devices
• Experience with camera systems
• Experience building products for kids or families

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Office Manager to lead all workplace and facilities operations for our Hong Kong office. This is a senior individual contributor role with high ownership and visibility — ideal for someone who has led office expansion projects in fast-paced, high-growth environments and brings experience from multinational companies or multi-country operations

You will be the go-to person for all things workplace in Hong Kong — partnering closely with our US headquarters, leading office expansion projects end-to-end, managing vendors, and ensuring our team has an exceptional, safe, and compliant work environment.

This is an incredible opportunity to shape the workplace experience for a growing tech company, with high autonomy, direct impact, and exposure to senior leadership. The role may expand as the company grows.

What You'll Do

Workplace Strategy & Expansion

• Partner with leadership to translate headcount growth plans into workspace requirements and expansion strategies, with scalable processes to ensure smooth execution.
• Lead office expansion and build-out projects end-to-end — including site selection, lease negotiation, design, construction management, and move-in coordination.
• Liaise with realtors, landlords, and co-working space providers to explore options and negotiate favourable terms, and manage the bidding and vendor selection process for construction and fit-out projects.
• Communicate project status, timelines, and key decisions to stakeholders and US headquarters

Facilities & Operations Management

• Ensure the workplace is fully operational, well-maintained, and compliant with local laws, building regulations, and tenancy agreements.
• Own workplace safety and security, including policies, access control systems, CCTV, fire safety equipment, first-aid provisions, and emergency procedures.
• Set up and maintain all utilities and infrastructure — electricity, water, internet, and IT/AV equipment.
• Manage the workplace improvement backlog, prioritising based on stakeholder needs and budget, and working with vendors to execute will be ongoing responsibilities.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Operations on lease management, renewals, insurance, and business registration compliance is also essential
• Manage office administration team and be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of workplace.

Budget & Stakeholder Management

• Own and manage the workplace and facilities budget, including obtaining approvals and reviewing expenses for expansion and improvement projects.
• Collect workplace requirements and feedback from employees and stakeholders to continuously improve the office experience, fostering a positive workplace culture and supporting employee productivity, as well as making decisions on workspace assignments and office improvements based on strategic priorities.

Technology & Infrastructure Coordination

• Partner with corporate IT teams to ensure robust networking (ethernet, Wi-Fi), A/V systems, meeting room technology, and workplace systems (badge access, room booking, visitor management).

What You Bring

• 8-10 years of experience in office management, workplace operations, facilities management, or corporate real estate.
• A proven track record of managing office expansion or build-out projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment is essential.
• Experience working in a multinational company (MNC) or tech company with exposure to multi-country operations or global standards is required.
• You should have strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple vendors, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Experience with lease negotiation, vendor contracting, and managing CAPEX/OPEX budgets is expected.
• Strong knowledge of Hong Kong building regulations, workplace safety requirements, and tenancy/lease compliance is necessary.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to coordinate with overseas headquarters across timezones are critical.
• Fluency in English and Cantonese is required, with Mandarin being a plus.
• A hands-on, proactive mindset suited to a fast-moving startup environment is essential.

Nice to Have

• Experience in consumer tech, e-commerce, or high-growth startups would be valuable. Exposure to setting up new offices from scratch (greenfield projects) is beneficial.
• A degree or certification in Facilities Management, Project Management (PMP), or related fields is a plus.
• Familiarity with workplace systems and tools (e.g., space booking, IWMS, access control platforms) is advantageous.

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Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full-Time

The Role

As Nex’s Senior Embedded Software / AOSP Engineer, you bring Nex Playground to life. Your OS and firmware run on millions of devices, turning family living rooms into playgrounds where body motion, software, and on-device AI come together as one experience. You will lead the bringup of new platforms and hardware, and craft the HAL and framework layers that fuse our games, system maps, peripherals, and CV/ML pipelines with the silicon beneath.

You will architect the OS and own the full stack — SoC, GPU, NPU, Camera, ISP, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, and power — squeezing best-in-class performance out of consumer-grade hardware. You will champion stability and security end-to-end, from a hardened boot chain to deep-stack profiling and disciplined root-cause analysis of field issues. As a technical anchor for the platform, you will help shape Nex’s hardware roadmap and the future products that millions will play on next. You’ll report to the Director of Hardware Engineering.

The Mindset

You build technology that improves people’s lives — especially where the physical and digital worlds meet. You live at the boundary of software and hardware, with deep instincts for how systems behave from the boot loader up. You chase root causes, not symptoms, and take pride in products that hold up at scale. You raise the bar for the systems and the people around you.

What You’ll Do

• Bring up new platforms and hardware, and optimize Playground’s AOSP-based OS across SoC, GPU, NPU, Camera, ISP, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, and power for best-in-class performance.
• Design and implement system APIs, HAL, and framework layers in close partnership with the app, game, and CV/ML teams.
• Tune state-of-the-art image processing, CV, and ML pipelines to run efficiently on-device.
• Own system security end-to-end — harden the boot and verification chain, manage keys, and keep security patches current.
• Profile and debug deep into the stack with tools like perfetto, systrace, tcpdump, and Arm Mobile Studio, and drive field issues to root cause.
• Partner with SoC vendors and ODM / JDM partners on BSP drops, escalations, and silicon-level issues.
• Support manufacturing and factory operations — device provisioning, calibration data, key storage, and factory test images.

Must Have

• 5+ years building embedded system software.
• Hands-on experience across multiple AOSP versions, including BSP and SoC bringup.
• Working knowledge of the AOSP build system and release tooling.
• Track record shipping massively deployed embedded products.
• Deep knowledge of Android and Linux internals — kernel, device drivers, HAL, multi-processing, SELinux, verified boot, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency in low-level system debugging.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python.
• Good English communication.

Nice to Have

• Experience with TV, set-top-box, video conferencing, or gaming platforms.
• Domain knowledge of cameras, ISPs, and image processing pipelines.
• Domain knowledge of NPUs and deploying ML at the edge.
• Domain knowledge of Arm Cortex CPUs and Mali GPUs.
• Depth in the connectivity stack — WiFi supplicant, Bluetooth, and HID / controller pairing for peripherals.
• Hands-on experience with SoC vendor platforms such as Amlogic, Rockchip, MediaTek, or Qualcomm.
• Open-source contributions to the Linux kernel, AOSP, or related projects.

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Location: Hong Kong
Reports to: Director, Manufacturing and Sourcing

The Role

At Nex, we move fast. This role upstream sourcing strategy and execution for critical ICs / memory (e.g., SoC, camera modules, memory). Partner with principals to secure design/development support, allocation, pricing, and Nex-preferred contracts. Ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and resilience as we scale Playground hardware globally. At Nex, we move fast. This role upstream sourcing strategy and execution for critical ICs/memory (e.g., SoC, camera modules, memory). Partner with principals to secure design/development support, allocation, pricing, and Nex-preferred contracts. Ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and resilience as we scale Playground hardware globally.

What You'll Do

• Upstream Partnerships, Pricing & Forecasting
  • Build and manage strategic supplier relationships for assigned commodities.
  • Drive pricing strategy, negotiations, and locked-in commercial terms (cost models, should-cost, allocation guarantees).
  • Establish forecasting cadence with internal stakeholders and suppliers; translate demand signals into supply plans.
  • Drive alignment on lead times, MOQs, allocation strategy, and upside planning.
• Supply Resilience & AVL Management
  • Build and maintain an Approved Vendor List (AVL) for critical components.
  • Plan and execute dual-sourcing / second-source qualification, including risk assessments and readiness gates.
  • Identify critical point-of-failure risks and implement mitigation plans (supply, capacity, geopolitical, and quality risks).
• Core Component Strategy (SoC / Camera / Memory)
  • Shape commodity strategy and supplier selection recommendations for core technologies (e.g., SoC, camera, memory).
  • Collaborate with engineering and quality on supplier capability assessment, qualification planning, and change control.
  • Track roadmaps and ensure sourcing decisions support product performance, cost, and schedule.
• Allocation & Execution
  • Secure priority allocation during shortages; manage lead times and supply ramps.
  • Track supplier KPIs (OTD, yield, quality); drive continuous cost/efficiency improvements.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business (Master's preferred).
• 7–10+ years sourcing / supplier management in consumer electronics / hardware; IC / memory / SoC experience essential.
• Proven commercial negotiation, cost analysis, and multi-sourcing track record.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering/operations in fast-paced settings.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

As our Software Engineer (Connected Play) you will help families play together, even when they are apart. You will work within our game teams to implement secure, real-time multiplayer features, transforming our single-device hits into shared experiences that connect living rooms.

You will focus on the gameplay implementation of our connected features. You will solve the unique engineering challenges of synchronizing motion gaming — ensuring that a tennis swing in New York feels instant and fair to a player in London. You will help bring connected experiences to titles like Tennis Smash: Racketville, Bowling Strike and HomeRun Heroes: StarStrikers.

What You'll Do

• Implement real-time multiplayer features, ensuring physics, scores, and player movements are synchronized accurately across devices.
• Implement safety-first networking features. You will build restricted matchmaking and communication systems (e.g., non-verbal emotes, pre-set phrases) that keep our ecosystem safe for children.
• Refactor single-player codebases, adapting existing game logic to support multiplayer without breaking the original "game feel."
• Solve gameplay networking challenges, such as smoothing out jittery movement (interpolation) and optimizing bandwidth for average Internet connections.
• Collaborate with Game Artists to ensure visual effects and animations sync perfectly for every player.
• Collaborate with the Developer Experience Team, acting as the primary user of their SDKs and providing feedback to help improve the developer experience.

Must-Have

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C# and the Unity ecosystem.
• Deep understanding of Networking Fundamentals. You are fluent in concepts like RPCs, state synchronization, and authority (host vs. client).
• Proficiency with Unity Network Stacks. You have hands-on experience building features with Photon Fusion, Mirror, or Netcode for GameObjects etc.
• Experience with asynchronous programming in Unity (UniTask, async/await or coroutines).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and performant code.

Should Have

• A growth mindset and the energy to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• An obsession with code quality and a sense of personal ownership over the product's final polish.
• Passion for building scalable frameworks and tools that empower every discipline to deliver their best work efficiently.
• Genuine excitement for deep technical challenges, such as real-time state synchronization, scalable backend architecture, and seamless matchmaking.

Nice to Have

• Experience shipping a multiplayer game.
• 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.

Location: Hong Kong (on-site), with possibility of supporting overseas operations
Reports to: People Operations Manager 
Employment Type: 12-month contract (with possibility of conversion to full-time permanent role)
Target Start Date: no later than 15 May 2026

The Role

At Nex, we call it People Operations - not Human Resources - because we believe employees are the customers of our business, not fungible resources. We're looking for someone who shares that philosophy and wants to help deliver a world-class employee experience.

We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented People Operations Specialist on a 12-month contract to support the People Operations team in Hong Kong. You will play a key role in day-to-day people operations - supporting onboarding, offboarding, employee administration, and cross-functional coordination to ensure a seamless, high-quality experience for everyone at Nex. You will handle sensitive employee information with the utmost confidentiality and integrity, focusing on data accuracy and process efficiency.

This is an ideal role for a proactive, empathetic operator who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment and enjoys building processes from scratch. If the arrangement is successful, there is the possibility of conversion to a full-time permanent role.

What You'll Do

• Support pre-boarding document collection and verification for new joiners, ensuring all required documentation is gathered and organized ahead of their start date
• Maintain organized personal files and employee records, ensuring data accuracy and compliance across all systems
• Support the end-to-end onboarding experience - including welcome communications, Day 1 orientation logistics, and administrative setup - so every new joiner feels the Nex culture from the start
• Facilitate engaging first-day orientations, including introductions from key teams and a dedicated admin/logistics session covering MPF enrollment and other administrative requirements
• Serve as a point of contact for day-to-day employee queries on logistics, administrative processes, and general HR topics - responding with speed, clarity, and a genuine desire to help
• Act as an operational coordinator for people programs and initiatives, helping ensure a high-quality experience that reflects Nex's culture and values
• Support the design, drafting, and implementation of people policies - ensuring they are clear, practical, and aligned with company values and local compliance requirements
• Review and streamline existing workflows and processes across the employee lifecycle, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce manual work
• Support people experience programmes - including engagement initiatives, team events, and culture-building activities that strengthen connection across the team
• Research and propose internal gift and merchandise ideas, and coordinate with vendors on design, production, and delivery
• Support end-of-program events, presentations, and celebrations

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in People Operations, HR administration, office coordination, or a similar people-facing role
• Experience with onboarding logistics, document management, or program coordination
• Familiarity with employment and administrative processes in Hong Kong.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail, with a strong commitment to data integrity and confidentiality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in Cantonese and/or Mandarin is a plus
• The ability to work independently while collaborating seamlessly with a global team
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and pivot quickly in a dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a startup or high-growth tech company
• Experience supporting early-career or cohort-based programs
• Comfort working with tools in our stack: Notion, Slack, Google Workspace, Google Forms.

Mindset & Attributes

• You are a proactive, ownership-driven operator - you see gaps and fill them before anyone asks
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and genuinely excited about building processes from scratch
• You bring strong attention to detail to employee records, people systems, and documentation - nothing falls through the cracks
• You are a fast learner who operates with high agency - when you don't know something, you figure it out; when you see an opportunity, you run with it
• A genuine care for people and a belief that a great employee experience drives business success
• You understand that supporting a growing, global team means flexibility - no two days will look the same, and that's what excites you

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Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

As a 3D Game Artist at Nex, you will be at the heart of bringing our visually engaging, active-play content to life. You are a versatile creator who understands the entire 3D pipeline—from modeling and rigging to in-engine implementation. In this role, you will use your hands-on experience with Unity to create optimized, dynamic environments and characters that react beautifully to player movement. You'll collaborate closely with designers, developers, and animators to ensure seamless integration of assets, making sure our games not only look fantastic but run flawlessly on the Nex Playground system.

What You'll Do

• Produce high-quality 3D game art, characters, environments, and supporting assets, ensuring they are perfectly integrated for in-game use and under the desired art direction.
• Develop and implement particle systems, animations, and other dynamic visual elements directly within Unity.
• Create custom shaders and stunning visual effects using Unity Shader Graph to give our games their unique, vibrant look.
• Rigorously optimize 3D game assets, textures, and visual elements to ensure smooth, high-framerate performance across our platforms.
• Work hand-in-hand with the broader game development team (engineers, designers, and animators) to ensure a seamless pipeline from concept to final visual content.

Requirements (What We're Looking For)

• Proven experience in 3D modeling and 3D rigging, with a portfolio that showcases your ability to build game-ready assets.
• Comfortable working inside the Unity engine, particularly with asset integration, particle systems, and Shader Graph.
• Understand the technical constraints of game development and know how to balance visual fidelity with strict performance and optimization budgets.
• Strong communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working cross-functionally to solve creative and technical challenges.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Spine 2D for integrating 2D animations into a Unity environment.
• Experience developing games for family-friendly audiences or motion-based platforms.
• A passion for active play and a desire to create games that get people off the couch and moving.

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Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time
Reports to: Sr. Director, Design 

The Role

We are looking for a skilled VFX Artist to join our team and help create immersive, dynamic, and deeply satisfying gameplay experiences. In this role, you'll bridge the gap between art and engineering, bringing stunning visual effects, polish, and tactile gameplay feedback to life in Unity.

You'll work closely with the art director, designers, artists, and engineers to develop and implement real-time effects, visual feedback systems, and environmental interactions that heighten player immersion and reinforce the impact of gameplay actions. The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge of Unity's rendering and shader systems with a keen artistic eye for timing, motion, and visual feedback to make every moment feel alive and rewarding.

What You'll Do

• Implement real-time visual effects (e.g., impact feedback, slashes, dashes, explosions or magic) using Unity's VFX Graph, Particle System, and Shader Graph (or custom shaders).
• Collaborate with designers to amplify game feel, ensuring player actions are satisfying, readable and responsive.
• Optimize visual effects for performance while maintaining high artistic quality.
• Develop tools, scripts, and shaders to streamline asset integration and improve artist workflows.
• Work with environment artists and designers to enhance environmental storytelling through lighting, VFX, and dynamic world elements.
• Collaborate with character artists and designers to enrich character visuals using shaders, special effects, and dynamic components.
• Troubleshoot rendering, lighting, and material issues and propose creative technical solutions.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a Technical Artist or VFX Artist in Unity-based game production.
• Solid understanding of real-time rendering, materials and shader creation.
• Strong grasp of timing, motion, and visual rhythm to enhance moment-to-moment player feedback.
• Experience with performance optimization techniques (profiling, LOD, draw call reduction, shader optimization, etc.)
• Proficiency with C# scripting to implement and control visual systems.
• A collaborative mindset, comfortable bridging the gap between the art and development teams.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to finding solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and artistic audiences.
• Passion for creating high quality and deeply satisfying experiences that touches players.
• Curiosity and drive for continuous learning and growth.

Pluses

• Extensive knowledge of game performance optimization and provide guidance on art assets best practices. +++
• Be able to plan and maintain rendering budget with artists for individual project's requirement. ++
• Ability to design and concept VFX art. ++++
• Expertise with Unity’s render pipelines and the ability to customize them for specific hardware and project needs. ++
• Knowledge and experience in UI animations and UI VFX. ++
• Knowledge and experience in 3D animations pipeline, e.g. rigging, animating. ++

Location: Hong Kong
Type: 8-month contract
Reports to: Director, Developer Experience

The Role

Nex’s mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement transcends region and language. As our Contract Software Engineer (Localization), you will be at the forefront of ensuring our games and content are localized and ready for a larger audience. You will work with fellow engineers, artists, designers, and project managers to ensure all content is localized to the highest quality.

What You Will Bring to the Table

• Prepare our games for localization, upgrading relevant libraries and extracting contents.
• Improve UI layout and placement so they work with different locales.
• Contribute to the localization process, providing feedbacks or creating more automations.

Should Have

• Solid Unity skills, especially on UI maintenance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A strong drive for high quality and excellence.
• Excited to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ready to face new challenges and opportunities.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in game localization.
• A passion for games and a curiosity for what makes them fun.
• Love being active and healthy. Passionate about helping others do the same.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time Internship (June 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026)

The Role

We are looking for a motivated Design Intern with strong visual sensibilities who enjoys tackling a variety of design challenges. From exploring user interactions to crafting visual assets, you will support our team by creating designs that help users discover and enjoy active experiences on Nex Playground. If you have good ideas and good taste, let’s work together.

What You'll Learn

• How to turn ideas and briefs into real visual deliverables, from ideating, iteration, to final production handoff.
• How to collaborate with Product, Engineering, Game design, and Marketing teams in a real production environment.
• Fundamentals of design systems, layout patterns, and asset management.
• How to balance aesthetics and functionality in design decisions.

What You'll Do

• Develop the visual language of our digital experiences across a variety of touch points, from the product itself to marketing visuals.
• Join creative brainstorms and share visual and interaction ideas.
• Help organise and maintain a shared asset library (icons, illustrations, layouts, basic design system components) for easy reuse across the team.
• Support UI layout work under existing guidelines, such as simple screens, in-game banners, or event sections.
• Iterate on your work based on feedback from designers and other teammates, learning to refine designs through multiple rounds.

Requirements

• We welcome people from all creative backgrounds who bring fresh thinking to challenge conventional paradigms, even if you don’t have traditional UX/UI training. If you are visually strong with interesting ideas about digital experiences, we’re interested in hearing from you.
• A strong interest in design in general: you care about composition, color, typography, and creating visuals that communicate ideas with clarity and impact.
• Comfortable with at least one design tool: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, or similar.
• Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and ask questions.
• Good communication and collaboration skills — you enjoy working with others to complete a project.
• Interest in user interaction design (past experience not required)

Nice to Have

• Interest in games, animation, anime, or interactive experiences, especially experiences that get kids moving and active.
• Experience creating brand visuals, logos, key visuals, or event/marketing campaigns.
• Interest or basic experience in motion graphics, UI animations, or simple 2D animation.

Application Requirements

• A portfolio of projects that showcase your design thinking, visual craft, and creativity.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time Internship (June 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026)

The Role

We’re looking for a motivated and creative Game Environment Art Intern to join our team and help craft immersive, family‑friendly worlds for our games. In this role, you’ll support the art team in creating high‑quality 3D environments—including landscapes, architecture, and set‑pieces—that enhance gameplay, readability, and player immersion.

This internship is ideal for someone early in their environment art journey who enjoys building worlds and wants hands‑on experience with real‑time production. You’ll collaborate closely with artists, designers, and engineers while learning how environments are planned, built, optimized, and implemented in a real‑time engine such as Unity.

You’ll contribute to new games, updates, and prototypes, work directly with experienced environment and 3D artists, and see your work tested and enjoyed by real players.

You don’t need to be an expert—curiosity, passion, and a willingness to learn are what matter most.

What You'll Learn

During this internship, you’ll gain hands‑on experience with:

• Real‑time environment art creation for games
• Professional environment workflows, from reference gathering to final implementation
• Blocking out scenes to support gameplay flow and readability
• Modeling, UV mapping, and texturing optimized environment assets
• Performance and optimization techniques (draw calls, batching, texture usage)
• Importing, assembling, and testing environments in Unity
• Working within production constraints, feedback loops, and iteration cycles
• Collaborating in a multidisciplinary game development team

What You'll Do

With guidance from senior artists, you will:

• Assist in creating 3D environments from concept to in‑engine implementation
• Gather references and block out scenes to establish scale, composition, and gameplay flow
• Model and texture environment assets such as architecture, props, and terrain elements
• Create optimized assets using efficient topology, UV layouts, and textures
• Implement environments in Unity, setting up materials, prefabs, and basic lighting
• Conduct basic performance checks (draw calls, batching, texture memory)
• Maintain consistency with the game’s visual style and art direction
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to ensure environments support player experience
• Iterate on environments based on feedback from artists and playtesting
• Learn and follow studio pipelines, naming conventions, and version‑control practices
• Take initiative, ask questions, and actively contribute ideas to the environment art team

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone early in their game art journey who is excited about building worlds and eager to grow.

Required:

• Strong interest in environment art for games
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Game Art or a related field*(Self‑taught artists with relevant experience are also welcome)*
• Basic understanding of 3D art fundamentals (shape, proportion, composition, color)
• Familiarity with at least one 3D modeling tool (e.g., Blender)
• Basic understanding of UV mapping and texturing workflows
• Introductory exposure to texturing tools such as Substance Painter
• Interest in real‑time engines and environment workflows, especially Unity
• Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and iterate on your work
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Passion for creating playful, readable environments that support fun, family‑friendly gameplay

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• Experience creating stylized or anime‑style environments
• Familiarity with lighting and material setup in Unity
• Awareness of real‑time optimization principles (low‑poly modeling, efficient UVs)
• Experience with Photoshop or basic VFX setup in Unity
• Interest in Nintendo‑inspired, sports, party, or social game environments
• A sense of humor and enthusiasm for creative collaboration

Mentorship & Support

• You’ll work under the guidance of experienced Environment and 3D artists
• Regular feedback, playtests, and learning opportunities
• Structured mentorship focused on Unity‑optimized environment workflows
• Exposure to real production challenges and professional pipelines

Application Requirements

• A portfolio or personal projects showcasing environment art, student work, or personal projects
• Share your proudest environment or scene so far and tell us why you’re proud of it
• Tell us what excites you most about environment art and what you hope to achieve after this internship

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time Internship (June 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026)

The Role

We’re looking for a motivated and creative 3D Game Art Intern to join our team and gain hands‑on experience in real‑time game art production. In this role, you’ll support the art team in creating high‑quality 3D assets—including characters, props, and environments—that enhance gameplay, storytelling, and player immersion.

This internship is ideal for someone with a strong interest in modeling, sculpting, and game‑ready 3D art, who is eager to learn professional pipelines and workflows. You’ll collaborate closely with artists, designers, and engineers, gaining practical experience in how assets are created, optimized, and implemented in a real‑time engine such as Unity.

You’ll contribute to new games, updates, and prototypes, work directly with experienced 3D artists, and see your work tested and enjoyed by real players.

You don’t need to be an expert—curiosity, passion, and a willingness to learn are what matter most.

What You'll Learn

During this internship, you’ll gain hands‑on experience with:

• Real‑time 3D asset creation for games
• Professional modeling, sculpting, and texturing workflows
• Optimization techniques for performance and memory
• Importing, implementing, and testing assets in Unity
• Working within a production pipeline, including feedback and iteration
• Collaborating in a multidisciplinary game development team

What You'll Do

With guidance from senior artists, you will:

• Assist in creating 3D assets for characters, props, and environments
• Support modeling, sculpting, and texturing workflows from blockout to final asset
• Create high‑ and low‑poly models suitable for real‑time games
• Help with UV mapping, baking, and texturing using tools such as Substance Painter
• Implement and test assets in Unity, ensuring correct scale, materials, and basic performance
• Learn to optimize assets for real‑time performance, memory, and platform constraints
• Maintain consistency with the game’s visual style and art direction
• Create simple background, environmental, or prop assets as needed
• Iterate on assets based on feedback from senior artists and playtesting
• Learn and follow studio pipelines, naming conventions, and version‑control practices
• Take initiative, ask questions, and actively contribute ideas to the art team

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone early in their game art journey who is eager to grow and learn.

Required:

• Strong interest in game art and 3D asset creation
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Game Art, 3D Art or a related field*(Self‑taught artists are also welcome)*
• Basic understanding of 3D art fundamentals (form, proportion, silhouette, topology)
• Familiarity with at least one 3D modeling tool (e.g., Blender)
• Introductory exposure to sculpting tools (e.g., ZBrush)
• Basic understanding of PBR texturing concepts
• Interest in real‑time engines and game development, especially Unity
• Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and iterate on your work
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Passion for games and interactive experiences that make kids move and smile

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• Experience importing assets into Unity (materials, prefabs, basic setup)
• Experience with Substance Painter or similar texturing tools
• Exposure to environment art, prop art, or character art pipelines
• Basic understanding of real‑time asset optimization
• Interest in stylized, anime, or Nintendo‑inspired art styles
• Enjoyment of party games, sports games, or social play experiences
• A sense of humor and enthusiasm for creative collaboration

Mentorship & Support

• You’ll work under the guidance of experienced 3D artists
• Regular feedback and learning opportunities will be provided
• This internship is structured to prioritize skill development and professional growth

Application Requirements

• A portfolio or personal projects showcasing student or personal work.
• Share your proudest work so far and tell us why you're proud of it.
• Tell us what excites you most about game art and what you hope to achieve after this internship.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Internship

The Role

As a 2D Game Art Intern at Nex. inc, you will play a vital role in visualizing and building our game worlds. You will work alongside experienced artists to create a wide range of assets, from expressive character sprites and concept sketches to immersive environments and intuitive UI. This internship is designed to immerse you in the full production pipeline, teaching you how to balance artistic flair with gameplay readability. If you are passionate about visual storytelling, have a sharp eye for color and composition, and are eager to see your artwork playable on screen, we want to meet you.

What You'll Do

• Create 2D assets, including characters, environments, props, and UI elements, and illustrations based on design briefs.
• Research and produce sketches, mood boards, and color keys to help visualize new game features or mechanics.
• Assist teams in preparing sprites, texture atlases, and animations for implementation into the game engine.
• Occasionally assist in creating promotional artwork, icons, or banners for marketing and publishing

What You'll Learn

• Gain hands-on experience with the game art production pipeline, from initial concept sketches to final in-game asset integration.
• Learn to adapt your artistic style to match existing project guidelines and maintain visual consistency
• Develop the ability to give and receive constructive artistic critique to iterate and improve your work rapidly

Requirements

• A strong portfolio demonstrating a solid foundation in drawing
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint
• Currently enrolled in or a recent graduate from a program in Fine Arts, Multi-Media, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• A genuine love for video games and a desire to understand what makes a game visually appealing and fun to play.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a proactive attitude toward asking questions and seeking clarity.

Nice to Have

• Basic familiarity with Unity (e.g., importing assets, basic scene setup).
• A good grasp on animation principles
• Experience with 2D animation software (Spine2D) or traditional frame-by-frame animation.
• A basic understanding of user interface design and user experience principles.
• Proficiency with vector-based tools like Adobe Illustrator or video editing tools like After Effects.
• Participation in past game jams or personal game projects.

About The Team

We are a passionate team of highly skilled engineers and top-tier designers based in Hong Kong. We develop diverse games for the Nex Playground, covering genres like arcade, action, rhythm, puzzle, and educational. Our hit titles include Starri, Bluey, Mirrorama, Cookie Monster, and Tumbobots, Doodle Heads, Elmo Says, etc.

This is a place to collaborate with passionate developers, unleash your creativity, and deepen your engineering skills. You will participate in 1-3 game projects every year, as a game engineer who works on both engineering and product design.

What You Will Do

• Software Engineering: Build game architecture, UI/UX, gameplay logic, motion control algorithms, and internal tools.
• Product Design: Participate in game design, rapid prototyping, and iterate based on playtesting feedback.
• Tech Research: Explore new technologies and share knowledge with the team to drive collective growth.
• Leadership: (For Senior level) Lead project development, collaborate across disciplines, make key technical decisions, and track progress.

Who We Are Looking For

• Growth Mindset: Humble and eager to learn. Active in side projects (open-source softwares, indie games etc.) is a plus.
• Innovation: Creative and loves exploring fresh ideas.
• Audience Focus: Interested in creating family-friendly games for kids, parents, and seniors. (Being a parent is a plus!)
• Passion for Quality: You care deeply about details and aim for world-class quality.
• Engineering Best Practices: You write clean, maintainable, and robust code.
• Tech-Savvy: Broad interest in technology (App dev, Web, Databases, UI/UX, Animation).
• Optimization: Skilled in optimizing memory, GPU, CPU and shader usage.
• Unity Expertise: Familiarity with Unity. Experience shipping high-quality games is a bonus.
• Troubleshooting: Able to fix compilation and runtime errors effectively.
• Prototyping: Able to build rapid prototypes in Unity.
• Tool Creation: Experience building Unity tools (e.g., level editors, data visualizers).
• Communication: Clear expression of technical details. Experience teaching or mentoring others is a plus.
• Leadership: (For Senior level) Proven ability to lead a team to deliver high-quality results.

What We Offer

• Strong Team: Work with a high-performance team where we learn and grow together.
• Growth: Learn from experienced colleagues in engineering, design, and management.
• Compensation: Competitive compensation package.
• Flexibility: Flexible working hours and location, as long as efficiency is ensured.
• Opportunity: Join a rapidly growing company in a new market sector with exponential potential.

Location: Hong Kong or Remote
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. You will focus on either ML Engineering or Framework Engineering, two complementary specializations that drive research velocity and product performance.

In the ML Engineering track, you will build the infrastructure that accelerates machine learning research: training pipelines, data workflows, model integration systems, and the tools that enable rapid experimentation. Your work ensures researchers can iterate reliably and move experiments toward production readiness.

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.

Either path 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

ML Engineering Track

• Design and build training pipelines, data workflows, and model integration systems
• Develop infrastructure that accelerates research iteration and reduces turnaround time
• Build systems for data collection, curation, and preprocessing at scale
• Create tools and automation that move experiments toward production readiness
• Optimize data pipelines for reliability, performance, and observability
• Collaborate with ML researchers to understand their needs and remove technical blockers
• Work on model serving infrastructure and integration with the production framework

Framework Engineering Track

• 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

Both Tracks

• 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

ML Engineering Track

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in building production ML systems, training infrastructure, or research platforms
• Proficiency in Python, additional experience with at least one other systems language (C++, C#, Java, Rust, or Go)
• Hands-on experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow in production or research environments
• Experience building or maintaining ML training pipelines or data workflows
• Familiarity with model deployment, inference optimization, or MLOps practices

Framework Engineering Track

• 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

For ML Engineering Track

• Experience with distributed training systems or GPU-accelerated computing
• Knowledge of data versioning, experiment tracking, or ML metadata management
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools
• Contributions to open-source ML projects or research publications

For Framework Engineering Track

• 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

For Either Track

• 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

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Nex, you will architect and build the scalable backbone of our global platform powering e‑commerce, subscriptions, user management, device pairing, content delivery, support systems, analytics, and system updates. Your work will serve many millions of connected devices and the operating systems behind them, shaping daily user experiences worldwide. You will partner with business, product, and operation teams, to deliver backend infrastructure that is simple, robust, observable, and reliable at scale.

The Mindset

You care deeply about elegant, scalable systems. You thrive in fast‑paced, product‑driven environments and see great backend engineering as the intersection of craft, simplification, and impact. You enjoy solving problems across performance, security, reliability, and maintainability. You are customer‑obsessed and biased for action. You move quickly while staying precise, careful, and risk‑aware.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and operate scalable backend services for e‑commerce, subscriptions, accounts, device activation, content delivery, support, analytics, and system updates.
• Build services that are reliable, fault‑tolerant, and highly observable, with strong monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Develop robust APIs and backend logic using contemporary languages and runtimes (primarily Node.js, Python, and Go, selected based on project needs and performance goals).
• Implement and optimize authentication flows, including OAuth and device authentication.
• Use cloud and container technology for deployment, scaling, and service management.
• Architect fault‑tolerant systems using queues, service‑oriented patterns, and message‑driven workflows.
• Guide and collaborate with a mission‑aligned external engineering team.
• Work closely with business, product, and operations to deliver customer‑obsessed solutions.

Must Have

• 5+ years building backend services for high‑traffic products.
• Proven experience running highly observable services in production using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with distributed systems, big data workflows, and database optimization across NoSQL and PostgreSQL.
• Deep understanding of data consistency principles, safe operation design, and concurrency control.
• Passion for deep technical challenges and raising the engineering bar.
• Ability to lead troubleshooting and postmortems during production incidents.
• Ability to work effectively with global teams across time zones.
• Proficiency in English communication.

Nice To Have

• Experience with authentication patterns including OAuth and device flows.
• Experience building fault‑tolerant systems using queues and service‑based or microservices architectures.
• Expertise with real‑time data streams and messaging tools such as Apache Kafka, SQS, or Pub/Sub.
• Familiarity with Firebase and Supabase.
• Knowledge of privacy, compliance, and information security best practices.
• Experience in startups, high‑growth environments, or consumer product companies.

Location: Hong Kong 
Type: Full Time
Reports to: Director, Manufacturing and Sourcing

The Role

At Nex, we move fast. As a dynamic, growth-oriented hardware startup, we need a manufacturing & sourcing leader who thrives in ambiguity, is excited by building systems from the ground up, and is ready to scale global operations alongside product growth. This is a unique opportunity to shape how we produce, source, and deliver products worldwide — and to build core infrastructure that will support Nex’s future for years to come.

What You'll Do

Manufacturing Partner & Sourcing Execution

• Support global manufacturing strategy in managing major suppliers (EMS/ODM), including performance reviews, capacity planning, QBRs, and commercial execution.
• Execute sourcing for assigned finished goods, accessories, and components, ensuring cost competitiveness and supply continuity.
• Oversee day-to-day operations with manufacturing partners and their upstream supply chain across Mexico and Asia.
• Drive production planning, on-time delivery, output volume, yield, and quality.

Cost Management & Supplier Optimization

• Track product costs (BOM, manufacturing, landed, margins) for assigned suppliers; drive cost-down initiatives and negotiations.
• Drive supplier KPIs (OTD, yield, quality) and continuous improvements in cost and efficiency.
• Build resilience through dual sourcing and capacity planning for your portfolio.

Operational Excellence & Process Development

• Design standardized processes, policies, and documentation to collect internal requirements (BOMs, forecasts, specs) from R&D, sales, operations.
• Create supplier onboarding frameworks, contract templates, SOPs, and compliance checklists to streamline execution.
• Develop tools/dashboards for supplier performance, inventory visibility, and risk tracking.

Quality, Compliance & Risk Management

• Implement and maintain quality standards for assigned suppliers (incoming materials, in-process, final inspection, packaging).
• Oversee compliance (regulatory, safety, export/import), audit readiness, and corrective action processes.
• Ensure reliability, safety, and consistency across all products.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Startup Collaboration

• Partner with engineering, product, quality, logistics, and finance to align on NPI ramps and volume growth.
• Mentor junior team members; escalate issues while owning tactical resolution in fast-paced startup environment.
• Coordinate with global sites (China, Mexico, etc.) for seamless execution.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related; Master's/MBA preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in sourcing, global manufacturing operations or hardware supply chain (consumer electronics or related). Candidates with less experience may be considered for the Manager role.
• Proven track record managing contract manufacturers / EMS/ OEM / ODM / CM partners and supplier ecosystems.
• Experience working with factories in Asia or Latin America (Mexico preferred).
• Strong skills in cost modeling, BOM analysis, supplier negotiation, and margin optimization.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset — unafraid of ambiguity, able to wear many hats, and comfortable building new systems from scratch.

Preferred

• Experience with high-volume hardware production and scaling operations.
• Background in sourcing for accessories, components, or multiple product SKUs.
• Familiarity with international logistics, compliance, tariffs, and global supply chain risk management.
• Experience working in startup or high-growth company environments.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Part Time
Hours: Less than 20 hours every week. Availability to work in the office is required.
Reports to: Associate Manager, Publishing

The Role

We are seeking a highly organized and motivated individual to join our team as a part time coordinator to support our game publishing efforts. In this role, you will help coordinate publishing initiatives, contribute to game launches across well-known IPs, support the growth of original IP, and work closely with a collaborative publishing team.

This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about gaming and creative projects who wants to support the go-to-market (GTM) process. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited to grow within a publishing organisation in a startup, we’d love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Assist with archival and audit of Publishing assets.
• Record gameplay footage of released and unreleased games on Playground for internal reference and game trailer production.
• Observe gameplay and create clear, concise notes and summaries.
• Support on analytics and data collection tasks for performance reports.
• Assist with additional operational tasks as needed by the team.

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail, and interest in gaming across genres.
• Comfortable with appearing on camera in footage for internal purposes. 
• Basic video editing skills, or willingness to learn on the job.
• This position is open to students currently enrolled in school or university.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Part Time
Hours: Minimum commitment of 2 - 3 days per week in the office. Availability to work in the office on Friday and Saturday is required.
Reports to: Content Team Associate

The Role

What You'll Do

• Arrange and conduct playtesting sessions for Nex’s upcoming game releases.
• Collaborate with game development teams to understand their testing requirements.
• Recruit playtesters aged 4-12 through various channels, including drafting emails and conducting on-site visits.
• Observe gameplay and create clear, concise notes for the game development teams to reference.
• Assist with additional operational tasks as needed by the team.

Requirements

• Enjoy working with children.
• Strong communication skills.
• Passion for playing games.
• Basic understanding of technology for setup purposes.
• This position is open to students currently enrolled in school or university.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time
Reports to: Sr. Director, Design 

The Role

As a UI / UX Designer, you’ll be an important part of the product team to help create motion experiences that engage and delight our users. The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp on visual craft with a keen eye for detail. You will be responsible for creating engaging interface designs for motion games and experiences, spanning a variety of styles and age ranges. You’ll collaborate closely with our creative and engineering teams to help create the look and feel of new digital products, from conception to execution.

What You'll Do

• Design visually compelling interfaces: Work with the team to create the look and feel of brand new motion-based family experiences that appeal to a broad audience, from children to parents, across a range of styles.
• Create UI assets for branded experiences: Design UI assets based on the guidelines of our brand partners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with the development team to ensure the quality of UI implementation.
• Maintain visual excellence: Uphold a high standard of craft and execution, delivering polished and professional designs in all projects.

What We're Looking For

• Portfolio: Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in UI design, with a focus on visually compelling and well-executed designs.
• Craft: Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout principles and visual craftsmanship in general.
• Skills: Proficiency in industry-standard design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch).
• Time Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines without compromising on quality.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience: 3+ years of design experience. Previous experience working in the video game industry is a plus, but not required.

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).

Location: Hong Kong 
Type: Full Time

The Role

We're seeking an exceptional R&D engineering leader to join our fast-growing Nex Playground hardware team to improve our current products, explore emerging hardware technologies, and establish technical direction that shapes our future roadmap. Your primary focus will be pushing the boundaries of what's possible across the full hardware stack—SoC platforms, cameras and optics, sensors, I/O devices, and other critical subsystems. You'll scout and evaluate cutting-edge technologies, engage deeply with vendors and developer kits, design experiments to map performance limits, build proof-of-concepts, and translate technical possibilities into product specifications. You'll also investigate field issues to improve current products and inform smarter future decisions, ensuring we learn from real-world use while advancing our technology roadmap.

The Mindset

You’re insatiably curious and hands‑on. You are energized by solving very difficult problems. You love exploring new technologies, building things end‑to‑end, and explaining how they work. You think creatively, critique rigorously, and test methodically. You care about purpose and want your skills to improve people’s lives.

What You'll Do

• Scout, evaluate, and document emerging hardware technologies to build team knowledge and capability.
• Source, set up, and assess developer kits; engage with vendors to unlock technical depth.
• Analysis field problems seeking both immediate and ultimate improvements.
• Design and run experiments for reliability, performance, thermals, power, camera optics, and latency; analyze and present results.
• Prototype novel architectures and features to demonstrate feasibility and inform product decisions.
• Develop, adapt, and optimize low‑level drivers, HALs, and firmware.
• Contribute to accessories, motion‑tracking technologies, and the Playground OS.
• Contribute to the requirements and architecture for future hardware.
• Provide technical guidance on hardware strategy, risks, and trade‑offs.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• A strong track record of building embedded systems / personal devices / home entertainment devices on Android (AOSP).
• Deep knowledge of Android/Linux internals, drivers, HALs, system debugging, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency in C and Python.
• Excellent communication in English and Mandarin Chinese.

Nice To Have

• Domain knowledge of Arm architectures and SoC bring‑up.
• Experience deploying ML applications at the edge (e.g., quantization, acceleration, pipelines).
• Experience in camera sensors, lens optics, and ISPs.
• Experience on non-vision sensors such as IMU, ToF, and environmental.
• Hardware prototyping across ME/EE (schematics, PCB bring‑up, rapid prototyping).
• Strong portfolio of shipped or personal hardware projects.
• Empathy, product intuition, and user‑centric thinking.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

As our Software Engineer (Game Development), you will help shape the future of interactive physical gaming and realize Nex's very bold vision: "Create the best motion games for hundreds of millions of people to play on".

You will be a key contributor to our global content infrastructure, architecting the core systems, gameplay features, and presentation layers that allow our games to reach international audiences. You will work across the Unity stack—from implementing engaging gameplay mechanics to building scalable, performant, and "pixel-perfect" UI domains.

You will partner closely with Game Designers, UI Artists, and other engineers to deliver world-class experiences across our growing library of titles, such as GoKeeper, Tennis Smash: Racketville, HomeRun Heroes: StarStrikers, Bowling Strike, and Basketball Knockout.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement foundational game systems, core gameplay mechanics, and robust UI infrastructures that power our expanding library of games.
• Partner with Game and UI Designers to translate concepts (from game design documents to Figma prototypes) into highly functional, polished Unity implementations.
• Draft technical strategies for modernizing our existing live titles, refactoring legacy systems to support new features and internationalization.
• Build and maintain shared component libraries and core frameworks, creating performant and responsive systems that work seamlessly across different games.
• Develop custom tools and workflows within the Unity Editor to streamline the process for designers, content creators, and translators, removing friction from the development loop.
• Drive performance optimization across the game client, managing memory usage, draw calls, and asset loading to ensure high performance on all target devices.
• Implement polished animations, micro-interactions, and game logic that make the experience feel alive, responsive, and delightful to the player.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to raise the bar for code quality and maintainability across the team.

Must Have

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C# and the Unity ecosystem.
• Solid understanding of Unity engine features, including gameplay scripting, UI systems (uGUI or UI Toolkit), and physics/rendering basics.
• Familiarity with asset management strategies (Addressables or Asset Bundles).
• Experience with asynchronous programming in Unity (UniTask, async/await, or coroutines).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and performant code.

Should Have

• A growth mindset and the energy to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• An obsession with code quality and a sense of personal ownership over the product's final polish.
• Experience implementing architectural patterns (MVVM, MVC, MVP, or ECS) to separate game logic from presentation.
• Passion for building scalable frameworks and tools that empower every discipline to deliver their best work efficiently.
• Genuine excitement for deep technical challenges, such as optimizing performance, managing complex state logic, or handling internationalization pipelines.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Localization pipelines (handling string keys, pluralization rules, or tools like Crowdin/I2).
• 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.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Internship

The Role

As a Game Art Intern (Technical) at Nex. inc, you will sit at the exciting intersection of art and engineering. You are the bridge builder who empowers our artists to achieve their creative vision while ensuring our games run smoothly on every device. In this role, you won’t just be making assets; you will be solving complex visual problems, optimizing pipelines, and diving under the hood of our game engine. If you love computer graphics, enjoy cracking difficult technical puzzles, and want to understand the "how" behind the "wow" in video games, this is the perfect place to start your career.

What You'll Do

• Act as a bridge between the art and engineering teams, helping to solve complex visual implementation challenges.
• Assist in creating, maintaining, and debugging materials and shaders for characters, environments, and special effects.
• Support the art pipeline by writing scripts to automate repetitive tasks or validate asset integrity before implementation.
• Troubleshoot technical issues related to 3D models, UV maps, and lighting within the game engine.
• Collaborate on documentation to help artists understand technical constraints and best practices.

What You'll Learn

• Deepen your understanding of the real-time rendering pipeline and how assets are processed by the GPU.
• Learn to write and optimize shaders to achieve specific visual effects while adhering to performance budgets.
• Gain experience building custom tools and scripts that automate workflows and improve efficiency for the wider art team.
• Learn techniques for profiling game performance and optimizing assets (meshes, textures, lighting) for target platforms.
• Understand how to effectively translate artistic vision into technical reality by bridging the gap between creative artists and software engineers.

Requirements

• You love the "how" behind the "wow." You’re naturally curious about how games create beautiful lighting, water, or characters.
• You have a foundational understanding of math (like vectors and angles) and are excited to see those concepts come to life in 3D.
• You’ve spent some time writing code and enjoy the logic of programming. You don't need to be an expert, but you aren't afraid of a script editor.
• You’ve opened a tool like Blender, Maya, or Unity and understand the basics of how 3D objects are built (vertices, UVs, etc.).
• You are currently studying (or just finished) a degree in a technical or creative field and are looking for a place to combine those two worlds.

Nice to Have

• Practical experience with coding languages such as C# or Python.
• Exposure to shader programming languages like HLSL, GLSL, or node-based shader graphs.
• Familiarity with commercial game engines like Unity or Unreal Engine.
• Basic knowledge of 3D software like Maya, Blender, or 3ds Max.
• Experience using version control systems like Git or Perforce in a team environment.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

As a Software Engineer at Nex, you will design and build the scalable backbone of our global platform powering e‑commerce, subscriptions, user management, device pairing, content delivery, support systems, analytics, and system updates. Your work will serve many millions of connected devices and the operating systems behind them, shaping daily user experiences worldwide. You will partner with business, product, and operation teams to deliver backend infrastructure that is simple, robust, observable, and reliable at scale.

The Mindset

You care deeply about elegant, scalable systems. You thrive in fast‑paced, product‑driven environments and see great backend engineering as the intersection of craft, simplification, and impact. You enjoy solving problems across performance, security, reliability, and maintainability. You are customer‑obsessed and biased for action. You move quickly while staying precise, careful, and risk‑aware.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and operate backend services for e‑commerce, subscriptions, accounts, device activation, content delivery, and system updates.
• Build services that are reliable and observable, with monitoring, logging, and alerting, and use cloud and container technology for deployment and service management.
• Implement robust APIs and backend logic using contemporary languages and runtimes (primarily Node.js, Python, and Go).
• Partner with business, product, and operations stakeholders to deliver customer‑obsessed solutions.

Must Have

• 2+ years building backend services for production systems.
• Experience running services in production using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with databases such as RDBMS and NoSQL.
• Familiar with data consistency principles, safe operation design, and concurrency control.
• Passion for deep technical challenges and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in English communication.

Nice To Have

• Experience with authentication patterns including OAuth.
• Experience with message queues or microservices architectures.
• Familiarity with messaging tools such as Apache Kafka, SQS, or Pub/Sub.
• Knowledge of privacy and security best practices.
• Experience in startups or high‑growth environments.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

We’re looking for a QA Lead / Manager to lead and grow game/content QA function for Nex Playground—a living-room motion gaming platform built for families and friends.

This is a people-manager role with hands-on leadership expectations: you will be accountable for team performance, scalable QA practices, and release readiness across multiple game teams and releases. While you should be comfortable getting close to the work and understanding defects deeply, success in this role comes from coaching, prioritizing, and building systems that improve quality over time.

You’ll partner closely with Production, Game Design, Engineering, and Operations to define quality bars, manage risk, and ensure every release feels polished, stable, and fun.

What you’ll do

Leadership & Management

• Manage and develop a team of QA engineers: hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and career growth.
• Build and maintain scalable QA processes: test planning, regression strategy, test case management, triage cadence, release gates and reporting.
• Set clear expectations for bug quality, test coverage, and release execution, and coach the team to meet a high quality bar.
• Own QA capacity planning and resource allocation across games, features, and deadlines.

Quality Strategy & Cross-Functional Execution

• Lead cross-functional defect triage: ensure high-quality reproduction, verification, and closure standards.
• Drive test strategy for motion-based games and content: including responsiveness/latency, recognition consistency, occlusion handling, multi-player and environmental variability.
• Ensure strong coverage for functional, usability, regression, localization, and compatibility testing across the game surface area.
• Track and communicate quality health via concise dashboards (e.g., crash/hang rates, P0/P1 aging, reopen rate, RC burndown, build stability), and translate metrics into actions.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years in game industry/interactive entertainment, including 2+ years in a lead/manager role (or equivalent ownership).
• Proven experience shipping multiple releases with strong quality outcomes.
• Strong command of QA methodologies: functional, regression, usability, compatibility, localization, and release gating.
• Demonstrated ability to build/scale QA processes and improve outcomes over time (metrics-driven when appropriate).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills—able to align teams on priorities, tradeoffs and risk.
• Comfort validating living-room hardware setups and real-world environmental variability (network, TV/display settings, space constraints).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to drive root-cause improvements.
• Fluent written/spoken English.

Nice to have

• Experience with motion/camera-based games, AR, CV-driven interactions, or latency-sensitive input systems.
• Experience with Unity pipelines and tooling, or Android-based consumer hardware.
• Experience with multiplayer/party games and usability-focused design validation.
• Experience coordinating external vendors or distributed QA teams.

What you’ll bring

• A high bar for quality paired with pragmatic decision-making.
• A coaching mindset and clarity in expectations.
• Strong instincts for player experience—especially for party/family-friendly titles.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time

The Role

As our Software Engineer, Developer Experience, you will help shape the future of interactive physical gaming and realize Nex’s very bold vision: “Create the best motion games for hundreds of millions of people to play on”. We build tools and frameworks so that exciting game ideas can be brought to fruition. We also coordinate deployments so that our customers can play our experiences in home, in game shows and interactive demos at retail locations.

What You'll Do

• Understand bottlenecks and pain points of game developers, including designers and fellow engineers.
• Build tools to streamline game developments, from brainstorming, development to deployment.
• Support external studios implement games with our technology stack.
• 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.
• Participate in knowledge sharing, technical discussions and code reviews.

Must Have

• 3–5 years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: C#, Kotlin, Python, or JavaScript.
• Experience maintaining software libraries and / or writing documentation.
• Experience with tooling and automation.

Should Have

• An obsession with code and product quality.
• A growth mindset, always looking for more.
• Excitement about working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

Nice to Have

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Unity.
• Experience with full-stack development, from frontend to backend.
• Experience building and shipping products using Unity.
• 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.

Team: Metaverse Cell
Location: Hong Kong or Remote (Preferred: UTC +6 to UTC +10 – works well with Hong Kong hours)
Reports to: Art Director

The Role

We’re looking for a full-time, onsite or remote Senior Game Environment Artist to join our team and help create compelling environments for our interactive experiences. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with the art director, concept artist, tech artist, programmers, and fellow artists to take environments from early concept through final in-engine implementation, with a strong focus on visual quality, performance, and gameplay readability.

As a senior artist, you’ll balance hands-on production with creative problem-solving, help establish visual standards, improve workflows, and support the team in delivering high-quality environments that reinforce gameplay, storytelling, and technical constraints. You’ll play a key role in shaping how our worlds look, feel, and evolve throughout development.

This role is ideal for someone who can work independently when needed, communicates clearly across disciplines, and enjoys taking ownership of environment quality and art pipelines.

What You'll Do

• Create high-quality 3D environments from concept through final in-engine implementation, including architecture, props, and set dressing
• Build, optimize, and maintain assets for real-time performance while preserving strong visual quality
• Assemble, light, and implement environments in Unity
• Collaborate with the art director, concept artist, and tech artist to define and maintain the visual direction
• Work closely with programmers to ensure environments meet technical and performance requirements
• Contribute to world-building through strong composition, lighting, materials, and mood
• Maintain clean, well-organized assets and follow established pipelines and performance guidelines
• Provide constructive feedback and act as a knowledge base and mentor for other artists
• Help maintain production pipelines while meeting schedules and deadlines
• Contribute to defining and improving environment art pipelines and best practices
• Set and uphold visual benchmarks and quality bars

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of professional experience as an Environment Artist in games, with at least one shipped title
• A strong portfolio demonstrating environment art skills, including modeling, texturing, composition, and in-engine implementation
• Proficiency with major 3D content creation tools such as 3ds Max, Maya, or Blender, along with experience using ZBrush and the Adobe texturing suite
• Strong understanding of environment art fundamentals, including scale, proportion, composition, lighting, color theory, and environmental storytelling
• Solid knowledge of environment art workflows, including modular asset creation, optimization, and real-time constraints
• Working knowledge of physically based rendering (PBR) workflows
• Proven ability to create high-quality 3D assets, including hero props, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to balance visual quality with technical constraints and performance requirements
• Experience working with modern game engines, particularly Unity (Unreal experience considered transferable)
• Strong communication skills, with professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Experience collaborating effectively across disciplines in a team environment
• Comfort working remotely, independently, and across multiple time zones
• A genuine passion for games and interactive experiences

Pluses

• Experience contributing to AA or AAA game titles
• Ability to communicate in Cantonese and/or Mandarin Chinese
• Experience working across a range of art styles, including stylized, realistic, and anime-inspired
• Experience and knowledge in hand-paint textures.
• Interest in or familiarity with sports-themed games or interactive experiences
• Experience optimizing visual quality and performance for low-power or constrained hardware

The Role

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Part Time
Hours: Less than 18 hour every week. Availability to work in the office is required.
Reports to: Associate Director, QA

Job Description

We're on the hunt for enthusiastic Part-Time Game Testers to help us polish gameplay, squash bugs, and ensure our titles deliver unforgettable experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• ⁠Playtest unreleased games in the Playground
• ⁠Identify bugs, glitches, and gameplay issues
• ⁠Provide clear, constructive feedback on user experience, design, and performance
• ⁠Collaborate with QA engineers to improve game quality

Key Qualifications

• ⁠Strong interest in gaming across genres
• Excellent observational and communication skills
• ⁠Ability to follow detailed instructions and meet deadlines

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Internship

Our 3-month summer internship program is now open for applications! Expect to dive into real-world work, gaining broad exposure by tackling on-the-job tasks and learning from seasoned pros. You’ll see how different parts of the business collaborate to create value, while enjoying hands-on projects, mentorship, and exposure to authentic business challenges. This is your chance to build practical skills, make an impact, and kickstart your career with a fast-moving, innovative team!

What You’ll Do

• Work on real-world projects within your track
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize information to support decision-making; translate business questions into actionable plans.
• Work closely with a dedicated mentor who will support your learning journey and professional development.
• Present findings to stakeholders and contribute to decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and tackle meaningful business challenges.
• Participate in internal meetings to gain exposure to team collaboration, project planning, and decision-making processes.

What You Bring

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree (any field relevant to the track).
• Curiosity, initiative, and a collaborative mindset, you’re eager to learn and contribute.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to deliver high-quality work within the internship window.