Remote Technical Author Job in Waterloo, CA Canonical

Who you are

• Cares deeply about functional written communication.
• Has a record of community engagement in disciplines like open-source software or documentation.
• Demonstrates technical curiosity and is fascinated by software technology and its challenges.
• Has experience with Linux, command line, application deployment, and Git.
• Holds a degree (BSc/BA or equivalent) and able to travel twice a year for events.

Desirables

• Deep technical domain 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 important opinions about its function and design.
• Engage with user communities to ensure that documentation meets their needs.
• Encourage and support community engagement and contribution to documentation.