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.
Location: Hong Kong (Onsite)
Type: Full Time
The RoleWe’re looking for a QA Engineer who loves games, sweats the details, and enjoys learning new technology. Motion-based QA is different from traditional game QA: you’ll test with your whole body in real-world environments (lighting, room sizes, player heights, 1–4 players, etc.). Prior motion-gaming experience is not required—strong QA fundamentals and a learning mindset are.
What You'll Do- Create and execute test plans and test cases for motion-based games and the Nex Playground experience.
- Validate core player experience for living-room play: onboarding, clarity, responsiveness, and “is this fun and understandable?”
- Test motion-game fundamentals such as responsiveness/latency, recognition consistency, occlusion handling, and edge cases.
- Perform functional, usability, regression, localization, and device/compatibility testing across the product surface area.
- Write excellent bug reports with clear repro steps, expected vs. actual results, environment details, and short video captures when helpful.
- Collaborate cross-functionally: clarify requirements, ask good questions, and flag risk areas early.
- 1–2 years of experience in IT or the game industry (or equivalent hands-on experience).
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Good command of written and spoken English.
- Hands-on comfort with hardware and TV setups, including basic troubleshooting (network, setup flows, updates)
- Willingness to perform physical movements during testing and appear in internal test recordings.
- A genuine interest in games and player experience—especially party/family-friendly titles.
- Cantonese and/or Mandarin fluency
- Experience testing camera-based, motion, AR, or computer vision products.
- Experience testing multiplayer/local co-op or party games.
- Familiarity with Unity, Android-based hardware, or mobile gaming.
- Experience setting up consumer electronics (TVs, consoles, streaming devices).
- Experience with test automation or scripting (even small personal projects).
- 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 nex.inc/who-we-are.
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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What We Do
Nex is helping families reconnect with the joy of movement through fun, social, and interactive content that’s accessible to all ages. Its award-winning Nex Playground console, launched in December 2023, uses cutting-edge AI, mobile and vision technologies to merge digital and physical worlds, immersing players in the experience using their natural body movement. Nex Playground games range from original sports and fitness titles, to educational games and titles in collaboration with Hasbro and Sesame Workshop.
Since its founding, Nex has been recognised as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has been awarded the prestigious Apple Design Award. Nex Playground is also kidSAFE+ COPPA certified, highlighting the company’s firm stance on privacy and safety for kids and families. To learn more, visit https://www.nex.inc or follow the company on Instagram and Facebook.
See current job openings at https://www.nex.inc/careers
