Jobs at Nex

Owns end-to-end QA for Nex Playground across hardware, firmware, PlayOS, and game experiences. Responsibilities include developing risk-based test strategies, validating updates and recovery flows, assessing performance and reliability, building automated regression coverage, investigating defects, managing external QA vendors, and providing release-readiness recommendations. The role partners cross-functionally to maintain compatibility, prevent regressions, and improve testing practices.

Lead the automated test engineering strategy for device software, hardware-integrated systems, and cloud services. Build reusable test frameworks, fixtures, harnesses, and CI/CD integrations for functional, regression, stress, reliability, and load testing. Improve product testability, define quality metrics and dashboards, investigate failures, and guide platform engineers through technical reviews and mentorship. The role also drives practical AI adoption in testing and collaborates with vendors and cross-functional teams.

Lead end-to-end development of soft and hard goods from concept through mass production and post-launch refinement. Coordinate design, engineering, packaging, compliance, quality, sourcing, factories, and vendors while managing scope, schedules, costs, risks, tooling, testing, regulatory approvals, and change control. Drive manufacturability, supplier performance, QA/QC, production readiness, and stakeholder communication across global teams.

Build automated stability, reliability, stress, soak, and regression testing for an AOSP-based motion-sensing device, firmware, hardware modules, and MDK APIs. Develop HIL rigs, CI/CD test pipelines, dashboards, and reliability metrics. Diagnose crashes, memory leaks, kernel panics, thermal issues, and hardware or firmware defects across Android, firmware, and hardware layers. Partner with engineering teams to establish quality gates, document test strategies, and improve release stability.

Implement pixel-perfect user interfaces in Unity, translating 2D designs into responsive layouts with precise typography, spacing, anchoring, and prefab structures. Design and refine UI animations, transitions, micro-interactions, shaders, particles, and visual feedback. Collaborate with UI/UX designers and engineers to integrate interfaces with game logic, optimize performance, and establish scalable UI workflows and quality standards.

Supports end-to-end production of motion-based games from concept through launch. Responsibilities include maintaining schedules, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and blockers; coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners; supporting playtests; synthesizing feedback; tracking accessibility and usability improvements; coordinating QA, publishing, builds, documentation, and stakeholder communications. The role advocates for safe, inclusive, family-friendly experiences for children and families.

Develop novel machine learning models and algorithms for computational perception and multimodal interaction. Design experiments, evaluate models on real datasets, explore computer vision, audio, and sensor fusion, and collaborate with ML engineers to integrate research into production systems. The role also involves research planning, technical documentation, experiment tracking, and communicating findings to technical audiences.

Design and develop stylized 2D characters for the Party Fowl and Copycat Deluxe franchises. The intern will take characters from concept exploration through polished, game-ready artwork, follow established visual guidelines, incorporate feedback, and collaborate with Art and Design teams. The role offers hands-on experience in a commercial game art production pipeline.

Create expressive UI motion, transitions, button interactions, and visual effects for games and interactive fitness experiences. Collaborate with UI/UX designers, artists, and game designers to prototype, refine, and implement motion in Unity. Build reusable animation and VFX assets while adapting designs to different visual styles. The internship offers opportunities to ship work in a commercial product and develop experience with real-time game UI and motion design.

Owns go-to-market strategy and launch execution for Nex accessories and merchandise across D2C, Amazon, and TikTok Shop. Responsibilities include positioning, pricing, bundling, launch planning, product-market-fit testing, performance analysis, consumer insights, vendor coordination, and cross-functional collaboration. The role validates demand, margins, and growth potential before handing successful products to commercial and retail teams for scaling.

Own Nex’s global events program across trade shows, conferences, press events, influencer activations, and consumer events. Build the events calendar, manage budgets and ROI, lead agencies and production vendors, oversee booth and demo experiences, and coordinate with PR, Design, marketing, and international teams. The role requires end-to-end execution of large-scale US and international events, extensive travel, strong vendor negotiation, and on-site problem solving.

Leads Nex’s US Talent Acquisition function, balancing hands-on recruiting for executive, technical, GTM, Creative, and G&A roles with recruiting-team leadership. Responsibilities include workforce planning, complex searches, talent attraction, sourcing strategy, hiring-manager advising, recruiter development, hiring-target delivery, and data-driven optimization of recruiting channels and processes.

The Senior Graphic Designer will create visual assets for websites, social media, email campaigns, retail materials, Amazon, and product launches. The role leads visual strategy, manages campaign workflows and production, coordinates internal teams, agencies, and vendors, and ensures timely, high-quality deliverables. Success requires strong design expertise, creative judgment, collaboration, project management, and the ability to manage multiple initiatives across digital, retail, and product launch channels.

Own end-to-end quality for Nex Playground across hardware, firmware, PlayOS, and games. Develop risk-based test strategies, validate compatibility, OTA updates, recovery, performance, reliability, and real-world conditions. Build automation and diagnostic tooling, manage regression coverage, lead defect triage, coordinate external QA vendors, and provide release readiness recommendations. Partner cross-functionally with engineering and product teams to identify risks, prevent regressions, and improve testing practices.

Supports Content Operations through budget tracking, spending analysis, reconciliations, reporting, data validation, invoice and subscription administration, risk tracking, documentation, and process improvement. The intern collaborates with Content, Finance, Legal, vendors, and other stakeholders to maintain accurate records, identify discrepancies and operational risks, improve workflows, and prepare dashboards and summaries.

Support playtesting and gameplay research for in-development games by observing player behavior, documenting feedback, analyzing results, coordinating sessions, conducting competitive game research, and preparing actionable reports for studios and producers. The intern will also assist with content team operations while gaining hands-on exposure to game development and testing.

Supports content project planning, timeline and milestone tracking, documentation, localization workflows, cross-functional coordination, and collaboration with external developers, vendors, and freelancers. The intern helps identify risks and blockers, prepares progress updates, contributes to process improvements, and assists with content operations tasks while gaining exposure to game development and digital content production.

Create and implement real-time visual effects in Unity, including gameplay feedback, environmental effects, shaders, and dynamic character visuals. Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to improve game feel, optimize performance, troubleshoot rendering issues, and develop tools and scripts that streamline workflows. The role requires strong technical knowledge of Unity rendering systems, shader creation, C# scripting, visual timing, and real-time performance optimization.

Supports the CEO, Chief of Staff, and senior leadership through complex scheduling, travel coordination, product review logistics, tracking systems, confidential information management, and cross-functional follow-through. Owns San Jose workplace administration, including facilities liaison work, office supplies, vendors, events, assets, procurement, insurance renewals, and operational projects. Requires strong judgment, organization, discretion, adaptability, and hands-on execution in a fast-paced technology startup.

The Senior Data Scientist will analyze large-scale customer data, investigate behavioral questions, design and automate studies, and translate findings into actionable recommendations. The role includes maintaining analytics frameworks, documenting methodologies, writing white papers, and communicating insights across the company. Candidates should be independent, comfortable with ambiguity, and experienced with SQL and Redshift. Python or R, machine learning, Spark, A/B testing, and cross-functional experience are preferred.