What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at Nex?
Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid in office 2-3x a week)
Annual Salary: $150,000 - $180,000 USD
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.
If you're passionate about blending gaming and fitness to build experiences that make healthy habits fun, we’d love to hear from you!
Salary : $150,000 - $180,000