AI Rust Engineer

About Zed Industries:

Zed Industries is a cutting-edge software company dedicated to revolutionizing the developer experience. Founded by a team of passionate developers, Zed builds a next-generation code editor that is engineered from scratch in Rust to be fast, elegant, and collaborative. Their flagship product, Zed, is a code editor that integrates advanced AI capabilities, enabling developers to write, transform, and analyze code with unprecedented efficiency.

About The Role:

We're looking for an AI Rust Engineer with deep, hands-on experience working with large language models to own and shape our AI experience in Zed. You'll lead the evaluation, selection, and fine-tuning of language models for coding-specific tasks, work closely with the engineering team to bring AI features from concept to production, and elevate the team's understanding of language model capabilities and best practices. Your expertise will be crucial in determining how we can best leverage AI to enhance the coding experience.

Key Responsibilities:
- Own and shape the AI experience in Zed
- Lead the evaluation, selection, and fine-tuning of language models for coding-specific tasks
- Design and implement data collection strategies to improve model performance
- Develop prompting strategies and evaluation frameworks
- Create and maintain testing methodologies for AI features
- Work closely with the engineering team to bring AI capabilities to production
- Share AI expertise across the team through mentorship and knowledge sharing
- Stay current with AI research and identify new opportunities for application
- Participate in regular pair programming sessions and code reviews

Required Skills and Ideal Candidate:
- Extensive hands-on experience working with large language models
- Deep expertise in model evaluation, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning
- Strong background in developing data collection and evaluation strategies
- Experience implementing production-grade AI solutions
- Experience with evaluation methodologies for AI systems
- Strong communication skills and ability to mentor others in AI concepts
- Passion for developer tools and improving the coding experience
- Proficiency in Rust
- Enthusiasm for pair programming and real-time collaboration

Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with code analysis or generation using AI
- Background in developer tools
- Familiarity with the Rust programming language

Join us in revolutionizing the development experience. Your expertise could drive Zed's next game-changing feature, integrating AI capabilities into a product used by thousands of developers worldwide. Zed Industries offers a remote-first culture with opportunities for collaboration in Boulder, Colorado, and a commitment to open-source principles, with many of their AI features available for community contribution.