Designer
Zed · Remote · The Americas (North, Central, South) · Europe ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US/EU)
- Product Design Engineer
- Rust + GPUI framework
- AI-focused dev tools
- Open source project
Zed is redefining the programming environment by combining local editing speed with real-time collaboration and AI agents. As a Product Design Engineer, you will work at the intersection of design and engineering, prototyping directly in the codebase to create intuitive interfaces for complex developer workflows.
You will help define how humans and AI build software together, focusing on clarity, performance, and craft. The team values experimentation and ships improvements weekly, inviting you to contribute to an open-source project built by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
What you'll do
- Design collaborative programming workflows and AI agent interactions
- Create interfaces for navigating large codebases and debugging
- Develop keyboard-driven workflows and command systems
- Contribute to Zed’s design system and interaction patterns
- Prototype and implement UI components directly in the product
- Pair with engineers to explore ideas through code experiments
What you'll need
- Strong experience in product design with a focus on interaction
- Comfort working on technical products and developer tools
- Ability to prototype ideas in code rather than static mockups
- Willingness to learn Rust and use the GPUI framework
- Thrives in ambiguous environments and ships work regularly
Nice to have
- Experience building IDEs, code editors, or dev environments
- Background in technical productivity software or AI tools
- Familiarity with complex productivity products
Stack
- Rust
- GPUI
- Tree-sitter
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Must be in American or European time zones
- Collaborate via pair programming inside the editor