Posted:
2/10/2026, 6:27:04 PM
Location(s):
Hong Kong, China
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Product
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
Type: Full Time
As Director / Senior Director of Hardware Product Engineering, you will own the end‑to‑end success of our core living‑room hardware product, shaping the hardware that enables a new category of active play experiences for families and kids. You will partner closely with Product Design from early concept through product development, as well as Manufacturing and Sourcing, to deliver high‑quality, safe, and innovative consumer electronics at scale. As part of a fast‑growing, category‑defining company, you will lead a hardware product engineering organization and guide the product’s technical evolution through rigorous engineering.
A systems‑level, first‑principles engineering leader who perseveres to the highest standards; relentlessly curious and willing to challenge assumptions to define new categories; customer‑obsessed, rigorous, and decisive; executes with discipline, using data and experimentation to deliver uncompromising, high‑quality consumer products at scale.
Product, Technology & Customer Impact
Product Delivery, Quality, Safety & Compliance
Organization & Cross‑Functional Leadership
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!
Website: https://nex.inc/
Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States
Employee Count: 11-50
Year Founded: 2017
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Venture - Series Unknown
Industries: Digital Entertainment ⋅ iOS ⋅ Mobile ⋅ Video ⋅ Video Games