Docker
Staff Technical Writer / Documentation Engineer
Docker
€82k - €102k
Europe (Remote)
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Staff Technical Writer / Documentation Engineer

Overview

Docker is a remote first company with employees across Europe, APAC and the Americas that simplifies the lives of developers who are making world-changing apps. We raised our Series C funding in March 2022 for $105M at a $2.1B valuation. We continued to see exponential revenue growth last year. Join us for a whale of a ride!

Job Description

In this role, you will play a critical role in leading the creation and maintenance of comprehensive, high-quality documentation that serves our diverse audience of developers, system administrators, and end-users. You’ll also own and manage the docs tooling and infrastructure. This position requires a deep understanding of technical writing principles, software development processes, and the ability to manage complex documentation projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

  • - Collaborate with software developers, designers, and product managers about new features and upcoming product changes.
  • - Write helpful, accurate, well-organized, consistent, and highly effective content from scratch.
  • - Own and manage the Docker docs site.
  • - Actively monitor emerging trends in developer tooling and propose ways to incorporate them into the docs ecosystem.
  • - Use the product, test each procedure and workflow, become an expert user, and provide feedback to product development teams.
  • - Collaborate and lead cross-functional initiatives to align product documentation with other forms of customer-enablement content.
  • - Use product knowledge and user feedback to lead efforts to continuously improve content and the information architecture of the docs site.

Required Skills

  • - 8+ years of technical writing experience.
  • - Previous technical writing experience for Developers, IT operations, and DevOps audiences.
  • - Excellent content planning and organization skills.
  • - The ability to fulfill the information design, writing, and editing components of the role.
  • - The ability to quickly learn complex concepts and technologies and clearly explain them to others within the target audience''s context.
  • - Expertise in Docs-as-Code practices, including implementing and optimizing workflows, version control, and CI/CD integration for documentation.
  • - Hands-on experience managing static site generators (e.g., Hugo, Docusaurus, Jekyll) or documentation platforms.
  • - Strong understanding of web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • - A good understanding of programming concepts, preferably with Go and/or Python.

Benefits

  • - Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
  • - Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
  • - 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
  • - Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
  • - PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
  • - Quarterly, company-wide hackathons
  • - Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
  • - Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
  • - Docker Swag
  • - Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
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About the company

Docker

Docker provides a suite of development tools, services, trusted content, and automations, used individually or together, to accelerate the delivery of secure applications.


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