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.