Rust Engineer

About Zed Industries: Zed is a fast, collaborative code editor built from the ground up in Rust. We’re seeking a Rust Engineer to help shape the future of software development. You’ll work on cutting-edge features like Notebook support, advanced Git integration, and AI capabilities using our custom UI framework, GPUI.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new features for Zed that enhance developer productivity
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to create intuitive user interfaces
• Solve complex product challenges, drawing on your systems programming background when needed
• Contribute to architectural decisions that shape Zed’s future
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate with teammates and community members in real time
• Help improve our development processes and tooling
• Optimize performance and user experience where necessary

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in Rust
• Experience developing production-grade software
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong product sense and user-centric design approach
• Self-directed work ethic and ability to operate autonomously
• Excellent communication skills for remote collaboration
• Willingness to work on both backend and frontend aspects of the application
• Enthusiasm for pair programming, including several hours weekly in Zed

About Zed: Zed is a next-generation code editor engineered from scratch in Rust to be fast, elegant, and collaborative. It supports many languages via Tree-sitter, WebAssembly, and the Language Server Protocol. With features like multibuffer editing, interactive programming, and native Git support, Zed is transforming the developer experience.

Compensation: The estimated pay range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000, with equity options.

Culture: We embrace a remote-first culture with flexible schedules and prioritize employee wellbeing with competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive team environment.