Technical Author (multiple roles and seniority levels) - Remote

Overview

As a Technical Author at Canonical, you will lead documentation efforts across various teams, combining technical communication excellence with subject-matter expertise.

In Short

• Lead documentation efforts in engineering, business operations, or other teams.
• Work with team members to enhance documentation contributions.
• Influence product development as an expert user.
• Engage with user communities for effective documentation.
• Standardize content structure and presentation.
• Collaborate with peers to advance documentation practices.
• Challenge and improve documentation best practices.
• Work remotely with a global team.

Requirements

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Strong functional written communication.
• Experience in technical writing or programming.
• Community engagement in open-source or documentation.
• Technical curiosity and enthusiasm for software technology.
• Demonstrable documentation skills.
• Experience in software development contexts.
• Familiarity with Linux, command line, Git, and documentation markup languages.
• BSc/BA degree or equivalent.
• Willingness to travel for events.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues.
• Travel upgrades for company events.