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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.\nNex 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.\nNex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities.\nImportant Notice: To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc. If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us.\nLocation: Hong Kong\nType: Full Time Internship (June 1, 2027 - August 31, 2027)\nThe Role\nThe Developer Experience (DX) team focuses on optimizing game development and publishing. 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You will collaborate with game engineers to help push the boundaries and unlock new possibilities on Nex Playground.\nWhat You Will Bring to the Table\nUnderstand bottlenecks and pain points of game developers, including designers and fellow engineers.\nBuild tools to streamline game developments, from brainstorming, development to deployment.\nCollaborate with our producer team to ensure smooth delivery of games and contents in our content pipeline.\nHelp push the boundaries through active exploration, refinement of processes, and adoption of new technologies.\nShould Have\nMust be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university.\nSolid foundation in software development.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills.\nExcited to work in a fast-paced environment.\nReady to face new challenges and opportunities.\nNice To Have\nExperience working with Unity.\nExperience with Android development.\nExperience with webapp development, such as ReactJS / NodeJS / Python / Google Cloud Platform.\nEnthusiastic about games, or feeling excited about game development.\nLove being active and healthy. 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