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Remote Technical Author Job in Los Angeles, CA Canonical

Technical Author Canonical
Markup LanguagesCommunity LeadershipDarwin Information Typing ArchitectureDocumentationManualsOnline HelpPresentationsProduct StrategySoftware DocumentationTechnical Writers
Mid-level (3-4 years) - Senior (5-8 years)
Los AngelesCA


Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.
1480+ employees
Enterprise

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Role


Who you are

  • Cares deeply about functional written communication.
  • Has a programmer's mindset and a record of producing excellent documentation.
  • Demonstrates technical curiosity and is fascinated by software technology.
  • Has experience with Linux, command line, application deployment, system operations, and Git.

Desirables

  • Deep technical domain knowledge
  • Open-source community leadership
  • User-experience design



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 on its function and design.
  • Engage with user communities to ensure documentation meets their needs.
  • Encourage community engagement in and contribution to documentation.
  • Standardize the structure, presentation, style, and language of content across products.

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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

  • Distribution work globally
  • Twice-yearly team sprints in person
  • Personal learning and development budget
  • Performance-driven annual bonus
  • Annual compensation review
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual holiday leave
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Travel opportunities



Company values

  • Empathy
  • Intellect
  • Passion
  • Teamwork
  • Energy



Company HQ

London



Founders

Mark Shuttleworth (CEO)
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