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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. 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You may:\nShip a new capability for PlayOS, Play Services, or the cloud platform.\nBuild an API, service, developer tool, or delivery automation used by other teams.\nImprove performance and reliability using testing, logs, metrics, and telemetry.\nDebug problems across device, network, backend, and cloud boundaries.\nTake your work from idea to launch: design, build, test, document, and measure it.\nShould Have\nMust be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university.\nPursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.\nStrong programming fundamentals, problem-solving skills, and a learning mindset.\nExperience with at least one language or runtime such as Kotlin/Java, C/C++, Go, Python, TypeScript/Node.js.\nClear communication, collaboration, and care for software quality.\nNice To Have\nExperience with Android, Linux, embedded systems, or device software.\nFamiliarity with backend services, APIs, databases, distributed systems, or Google Cloud Platform.\nExposure to CI/CD, containers, release automation, monitoring, testing, or performance optimization.\nGenuine interest in building platform software that connects devices, cloud services, and player experiences.\nCuriosity about one or more of these areas: Android or embedded systems, backend and distributed systems, developer infrastructure, games, or technology that helps people be active together.\nEnthusiasm for learning across technical boundaries and understanding how a feature works end to end.\nWhy You’ll Love This Internship\nReal Ownership: Ship a production-ready project-not a throwaway intern exercise.\nDedicated Mentorship: Learn through regular 1:1s, design reviews, debugging, and code feedback.\nBroad Exposure: See how device software, cloud services, infrastructure, privacy, and security work together.\nFuture Opportunity: High-performing interns may be considered for a full-time role at Nex.\nWe Offer\nCompetitive compensation package.\nFlexible working hours and vacation policy.\nProduct-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.\nFront-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field\nNex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about. \nWe encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements - we believe that experience comes in many forms!\nNex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 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