The database market is massive (the IDC estimates it to be $119B+ by 2025!) and MongoDB is at the head of its disruption. The MongoDB community is transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading modern data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.
The MongoDB Documentation team is a group of writers and engineers who develop and maintain the documentation for the MongoDB Product family. Our goal is to help our readers successfully use MongoDB products by providing outstanding documentation. The MongoDB Documentation team is a part of the MongoDB Engineering organization and is tightly integrated with the engineering teams responsible for each product.
The Server docs team is responsible for documenting multiple versions of the MongoDB Server, its related tools, and database fundamentals which help utilize other aspects of the MongoDB data platform. We regularly tackle topics such as the MongoDB query language, backups, restoration, creating deployments with enterprise-grade security, managing high availability, and scalability in MongoDB clusters.
You will use your leadership skills to manage a talented team of writers, prioritize and plan documentation projects, and influence the strategic vision for the MongoDB docs. You will use your strong writing and technical skills to guide production of clear and consistent reference documentation, as well as tutorials on high-complexity features. Your team’s work, along with the three other MongoDB docs teams, support a large global community of new and experienced MongoDB users.
Candidate Profile
Candidates must have extensive technical writing experience and 2+ years of experience managing a team of technical writers. Beyond that, we are looking for someone who:
Is passionate about developing writing expertise on a team through reviews and mentorship
Has experience prioritizing and planning documentation projects
Grew a technical writing team through interviewing, hiring, and onboarding talented writers
Possesses strong critical reading and writing skills
Has experience with database technologies (NoSQL or RDBMS, MVCC)
Is able to write code for technical examples in at least one programming language (e.g., C++, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript)
Position Expectations
Lead a medium-sized technical writing team
Foster a positive and effective team culture
Develop the writing, testing, and technical skills of the team through coaching
Contribute feedback to the team through copy review and planning discussions
Collaborate with Engineering and Product on the team’s roadmap, then plan it in quarterly increments
Interview and hire talented writers for all areas of the MongoDB Docs team
Advocate for users in everything your team produces
Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Design, Developer Relations, and Product Marketing to ensure the documentation needs of our users
Produce technically accurate and well-written documentation when time permits
Success MeasuresIn 3 months
You've met with all of your team members and are starting to learn their interests, strengths, and areas for development
You’ve become comfortable with our toolchain and writing workflow
You're getting to know our server engineers and are getting comfortable with participating in intra and inter team discussions
You've completed any required technical and leadership training required for MongoDB Engineering
In 6 months
You review your team’s work and are using their writing to learn more about the MongoDB data platform
You've adapted to our style of writing and instill technical writing best practices in team members’ work
You have worked with each team member to develop a growth plan tailored to their career goals
You and your manager have discussed your career trajectory and growth opportunities
You've developed a working knowledge of the MongoDB server and know who to follow up with when you need to learn more
In 12 months
You're actively guiding the team to produce consistently high quality documentation for entire feature sets, complex tutorials, and high level concepts
You know how much work your team can manage and are delivering content at a healthy pace
You provide expert copy and technical reviews for your team members
This role can be based out of our NYC office or remotely in the North America region.
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