Remote Senior Technical Writer Job in Boston, MA DigitalOcean

Who you are

• 7+ years minimum, of job related experience producing technical content
• Experience with AI/ML
• Strong research skills and the ability to pick up new technical concepts quickly
• A portfolio of published writing for a technical audience on cloud computing or related concepts (can be professional or personal work)
• Experience with: Working from the Linux command line, including installing and configuring a variety of software, Software version control and ability to use a Git-based workflow for writing collaboration, Documentation of in-process software, Writing content in Markdown
• The ability to give and receive feedback to arrive at the best possible experience for users
• Experience working remotely or collaborating from an office with remote teams
• Excellent organizational skills and time management
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Desirables

• Professional experience with requirements gathering and manual or automated acceptance testing
• Experience, in any role, as part of agile and traditional product and engineering teams
• Experience with static site generators especially Hugo, Atlassian tools, Slack

What the job involves

• Verifying and explaining the technical functionality of in-progress and release-ready cloud-based products, in particular our AI/ML offering, Paperspace.
• Collaborating with product design, engineering, product management, and product marketing to create user-focused documentation for novice and experienced software developers.
• Reviewing other team members' writing.
• Maintaining existing documentation as changes are introduced to existing products.
• Editing content written by product managers, support advocates, and engineers.
• Publishing content written in Markdown and Hugo, reviewed on GitHub, to our content portal at docs.digitalocean.com.
• Continually improving the writing team's content, style, and processes.