Remote Technical Author Job in Daytona Beach, FL Canonical

Who you are

• Cares deeply about functional written communication
• Must possess a programmer's mindset or a programming background with proven documentation skills
• Experienced in software development environments familiar with Linux, command line interfaces, and documentation markup languages
• Demonstrates technical curiosity with a fascination for software technology
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel bi-annually for team events required
• Holds a BSc/BA degree or an equivalent qualification

Desirables

• Deep technical knowledge
• Open-source leadership
• Design expertise

What the job involves

• Create, maintain, and improve software documentation
• Work with engineering team members to help them make effective documentation contributions
• Influence the development of the product as an expert user with important opinions about its function and design
• Engage with user communities to ensure documentation meets their needs
• Help standardise the presentation, style, and language of content across products
• Collaborate with peers to advance documentation practices
• Challenge and advance documentation best-practice within the team