RemotevilleRemote Technical Author Job in Glasgow, Scotland, UK Canonical
Technical Author Canonical
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Markup LanguagesApplication DeploymentDocumentationOnline HelpPresentationsSoftware DocumentationSystem OperationsTechnical DocumentationTechnical WritersVisual DesignTechnical WriterDocumentation Markup LanguagesCommunity EngagementLinuxCommand LineGitBSc/Ba DegreeWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationTechnical CuriositySoftware TechnologyDocumentation SkillsOpen-source Community LeadershipUser Experience Design
Mid-level (3-4 years) - Senior (5-8 years)
GlasgowScotlandUK
Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.
1480+ employees
Enterprise
Role
Who you are
- Care deeply about functional written communication
- Technical writer with a programmer's mindset or programmer with documentation experience
- Engagement in open-source software or documentation communities
- Demonstrates technical curiosity and enthusiasm
- Experience in software development contexts and relevant tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Hold a BSc/BA degree or equivalent
- Ability to travel for events
Desirables
- Deep technical domain knowledge
- Open-source community leadership and management
- User-experience and visual design
What the job involves
- Become part of an engineering team focusing on Canonical products
- Lead efforts in creating, maintaining, and improving software documentation
- Collaborate with various team members to develop clear documentation for technical topics
- Standardize content structure, style, and language across products
- Challenge and advance documentation understanding and best practices
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
- Global remote role
- Competitive compensation with performance-driven annual bonus
- Additional benefits reflecting company values
- Personal learning and development budget
- Twice-yearly team sprints in-person
- Opportunity for travel to new locations
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
Company values
- Empathy
- Intellect
- Passion
- Teamwork
- Energy
Company HQ
LondonFounders
Mark Shuttleworth (CEO)