Remote Technical Author Job in Buffalo, NY Canonical

Who you are

• Must care deeply about functional written communication.
• Possesses both technical writing and programming capabilities.
• Should have experience in community engagement or open-source projects.
• Demonstrates technical curiosity and a strong grasp of software technologies.
• Experienced with Linux command line application deployment system management and Git.
• Has excellent written verbal communication skills and proven documentation skills.
• Holds a BSc/BA degree or equivalent with willingness to travel for bi-annual events.

Desirables

• Deep technical knowledge
• Open-source leadership
• UX design

What the job involves

• Create, maintain and improve software documentation.
• Work with engineering team members to enhance documentation contributions.
• Influence product development as an expert user with essential opinions on function and design.
• Engage with user communities to ascertain documentation effectiveness.
• Encourage and support community engagement in documentation efforts.
• Standardize content structure presentation style and language across products.
• Collaborate with documentation peers to advance documentation best practices.
• Challenge and promote documentation understanding and standards within the team.