Remote Technical Author Job in Phoenix, AZ Canonical

Who you are

• Cares deeply about functional written communication.
• Has experience in technical writing or programming with excellent documentation output.
• Knowledgeable in Linux, command line operations, application deployment, system management, and Git.
• Demonstrates technical curiosity and expertise in software technology.
• Has experience in community engagement and open-source software contributions.
• Holds a BSc/BA degree or equivalent.
• 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 help them make effective documentation contributions.
• Influence the development of the product as an expert user, sharing key insights on function and design.
• Engage with user communities to ensure documentation meets their needs.
• Encourage and support community engagement in documentation efforts.
• Help standardize the structure, presentation, style and language of content across products.
• Collaborate with documentation peers to advance documentation practices at Canonical.