Senior Technical Writer

We want people who are passionate about helping developers build and deploy real-world applications.

We are looking for a passionate, results-oriented, and motivated self-starter to join the Product Documentation team to collaborate on our product documentation efforts for Compute, Storage, Network, and Developer Tools products, and services. Reporting to the Technical Writing Manager, the Technical Writer will work across the organization to produce product documentation and set standards across the team. 

The reward? You will get to work with a team of high-energy and dedicated product managers, designers and engineers to impact the lives of developers by simplifying innovation for them.  This role is a great opportunity for someone with a technical background who is interested in teaching and communicating how our products work in a simple and clear way. You should be highly collaborative, enthusiastic about helping others, and able to communicate clearly in a variety of contexts (one-on-one, small groups, email, tutorials, etc). In joining our team, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, great benefits, a creative and comfortable work environment, and the exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced and growing technology company.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Verifying and explaining the technical functionality of in-progress and release-ready cloud-based products, in particular our AI/ML offering.
• Collaborating with product design, engineering, product management, and product marketing to create user-focused documentation for novice and experienced software developers.
• Reviewing other team members' writing.
• Maintaining existing documentation as changes are introduced to existing products.
• Editing content written by product managers, support advocates, and engineers.
• Publishing content written in Markdown and Hugo, reviewed on GitHub, to our content portal at docs.digitalocean.com.
• Continually improving the writing team's content, style, and processes.

What We’ll Expect From You:

• 7+ years minimum, of job related experience producing technical content
• Experience with AI/ML 
• Strong research skills and the ability to pick up new technical concepts quickly
• A portfolio of published writing for a technical audience on cloud computing or related concepts (can be professional or personal work)
• Experience with:
• Working from the Linux command line, including installing and configuring a variety of software
• Software version control and ability to use a Git-based workflow for writing collaboration
• Documentation of in-process software
• Writing content in Markdown
• The ability to give and receive feedback to arrive at the best possible experience for users
• Experience working remotely or collaborating from an office with remote teams
• Excellent organizational skills and time management
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Bonus experiences include:

• Professional experience with requirements gathering and manual or automated acceptance testing
• Experience, in any role, as part of agile and traditional product and engineering teams
• Experience with static site generators (especially Hugo), Atlassian tools, Slack

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We are proud to work here. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is between $130,000 - $155,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills a premium would apply to NYC or SF. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This is a remote role

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