Software Engineer (Party Cell)
- Pay
- $100,000 – $130,000 per year
- Location
- San Jose, CA · Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Unity
- C#
- Android performance optimization
- motion detection gameplay
Also useful
- fitness app experience
Annual Salary
$100,000 - $130,000 USD (Final base salary within this range will be determined based on job-related factors, including the candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location)
Reports to: Head of Party Cell
Employment Type: Full-time
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
- Optimize and polish user experiences to ensure smooth, production-quality gameplay.
- 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.
Additional information
If you're passionate about blending gaming and fitness to build experiences that make healthy habits fun, we'd love to hear from you!
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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.
- We encourage applications even if you don't meet more than 50% of the requirements - we believe that experience comes in many forms!
- We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
About Nex
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.
Important 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.
Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid in office 2-3x a week)
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Nex 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.
This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
From Nex's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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Common questions
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The Software Engineer (Party Cell) posting at Nex states compensation of $100,000 – $130,000 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Nex's official career site.
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This Software Engineer (Party Cell) position at Nex is located in San Jose, CA (Hybrid). Always check Nex's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
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