Summer 2027 | Software Engineer Intern (Engineering, Core Technology)

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities. Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations. To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc. If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location: Hong Kong Type: Full Time Internship (June 1, 2027 - August 31, 2027) The Role The Core Technology team builds the systems that allow Nex Playground to use cameras, microphones, and other sensors to understand player movement and interactions in real time. As our Software Engineer Intern (Engineering, Core Technology), you will work across the technology stack behind these experiences. You may build real-time software that runs on Nex Playground, create internal tools for preparing and reviewing datasets, improve camera and hardware integrations, or automate how we train, evaluate, optimize, and deploy machine learning models. You will collaborate with software engineers, ML researchers, and game teams to investigate real-world problems and turn new ideas into reliable technologies that can be used in games. You will receive hands-on mentorship while owning meaningful work that contributes to our products and engineering capabilities. What You Will Do • Build real-time software for motion tracking, cameras, audio, and ML inference. • Develop tools that help engineers prepare datasets and train, evaluate, optimize, and deploy ML models. • Improve reliability and developer experience through visualization, debugging, performance analysis, and automated testing. • Collaborate with engineers and researchers to bring experimental technologies into games. Should Have • Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university. • Solid foundation in software development and computer science fundamentals. • Programming experience in any language. • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills. • Strong communication and collaboration skills. • Curiosity about real-time systems, machine learning systems, cameras, sensors, or hardware. • Excited to learn and work across different parts of the technology stack. Nice To Have • Experience with C++, C#, or Java. • Interested in computer vision, ML inference, cameras, audio, or embedded systems. • Interested in building developer tools, web or desktop applications, or data workflows. • Interested in profiling, automated testing, CI/CD, or DevOps practices. • Enthusiastic about games, interactive physical experiences, and helping people be active and healthy. 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 Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about. We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms! 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