Game Engineer Intern: Build Motion‑Driven Play

Nex (Playground); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 112,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Nex Playground in Hong Kong is seeking a motivated game engineering intern to join our team for a 2027 summer program. You will work under senior engineers, contribute to production games, and participate in design discussions.

You will build game architecture, UI, and gameplay logic, prototype new ideas, and explore research projects while learning best practices in a fast-paced creative studio.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Growth Mindset: Humble and eager to learn; side projects are a plus.
• Passion for quality: meticulous and detail-oriented.
• Engineering best practices: write clean, maintainable code.
• Troubleshooting: fix compilation and runtime errors effectively.
• Communication: clearly express technical details; teaching others is a plus.
• Innovation: enjoy exploring fresh ideas.
• Love playing games: passion helps generate ideas and joy in work.

Responsibilities

• Software & Game Engineering: Build game architecture, UI, UX, game logic, and internal tools.
• Product Design: Join game design discussions, prototype, and iterate from playtests.
• Learning & Research: Learn from seniors, explore new tech, share knowledge, and grow.
• Creativity & Soft Skills: Create your own game under guidance and pitch demos.

Skills

Growth Mindset

Passion for Quality

Engineering Best Practices

Troubleshooting

Communication

Innovation

Love Playing Games

Education

Undergraduate or Graduate degree student

Job description

Nex Playground in Hong Kong is seeking a motivated game engineering intern to join our team for a 2027 summer program. You will work under senior engineers, contribute to production games, and participate in design discussions.

You will build game architecture, UI, and gameplay logic, prototype new ideas, and explore research projects while learning best practices in a fast-paced creative studio.