RemotevilleRemote Technical Author Job in Cincinnati, OH Canonical
Technical Author Canonical
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Markup LanguagesCommunity LeadershipDarwin Information Typing ArchitectureDocumentationManualsOnline HelpPresentationsProduct StrategySoftware DocumentationTechnical Writers
Mid-level (3-4 years) - Senior (5-8 years)
CincinnatiOH
Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.
1480+ employees
Enterprise
Open for applications
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrates commitment to quality written communication
- Combines a technical mindset with strong documentation skills
- Engages actively with community in disciplines such as open-source software
- Possesses knowledge in Linux, command line, app deployment, system operations, and infrastructure management
- Holds a BSc/BA degree or higher
- Able to travel twice a year for team events
Desirables
- Deep technical knowledge
- Open-source leadership
- User-experience design
What the job involves
- Create, maintain and improve software documentation
- Work with engineering team members to make effective documentation contributions
- Influence the development of the product as an expert user
- Engage with user communities to ensure documentation meets their needs
- Help standardise the structure, presentation, style, and language of content across products
- Collaborate with documentation peers to advance documentation practice
Company
Company mission
Canonical delivers open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. They aim to accelerate the adoption and quality of open source globally, aiming to ship the most software by cores. Canonical values empathy, high intellect, passion for technology, teamwork, and energy.Company benefits
- Distributed work environment
- Personal learning and development budget USD 2000/year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for events
Company values
- Empathy
- Intellect
- Passion
- Teamwork
- Energy
Company HQ
LondonFounders
Mark Shuttleworth (CEO)