Software Engineer (Party Cell)

The Role

We're looking for a Software Engineer to help bring our product ideas to life within a fast-moving game cell focused on gamifying fitness and developing healthy habits for the whole family. You'll work closely with designers and engineers to prototype, iterate, and refine our products from concept to production.

What You’ll Do

• Work closely with designers to scope out new experiences and features and implement it end-to-end.
• Develop infrastructure, motion detection gameplay, UI, and support live-ops features
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve development speed and product quality.
• Work cross-functionally with designers, product teams, and other engineers to deliver a seamless experience.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of game development or interactive software engineering experience.
• Experience building user-facing products from scratch and shipping high-quality experiences.
• Strong programming skills, preferably with Unity (C#) or similar game engines.
• Experience optimising performance and artifact size for mobile (Android) platforms.
• A product-minded approach—you think about the user experience, not just the code.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Bonus: Experience with fitness apps, or at-home fitness solutions.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

About the Role

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.

Qualifications

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.

Schedule

Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid in office 2-3x a week)

Pay

Annual Salary: USD 150,000 - USD 180,000

Benefits

We Offer

Skills

Competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Flexible working hours and vacation policy.

Company Culture

Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.

Technology

Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

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