# Zig

Skill · Programming Languages

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/zig

Zig is a general-purpose, low-level programming language designed as a modern alternative to C, emphasizing simplicity, manual memory management without hidden control flow, and robust compile-time metaprogramming (comptime). Created by Andrew Kelly and first released in 2016, it's used by systems programmers for performance-critical applications like operating systems, embedded software, and game engines. Its built-in cross-compilation support and lack of hidden allocations have made it popular among developers seeking finer control than C++ typically offers.

## Roles that use Zig

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 1

Related skills: [Rust](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/rust), [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2), [Zig Programming](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/zig-programming)

## Open roles requiring Zig (2)

- [Platform Security Engineer, OpenBMC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5e3b8f2d-c881-4847-be72-ca10c467f490/platform-security-engineer-openbmc-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — New York, NY, $320,000 – $405,000
- [Software Engineer - PlanetScale Postgres](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cfee44c7-7ec7-4d91-8671-139f0a1b802a/software-engineer-planetscale-postgres-at-planetscale) at [PlanetScale](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/planetscale) — Remote, $120,000 – $290,000