Job Description
As a Technical Writer at ownCloud, you will support our Documentation Team that is part of the Engineering Team. We are looking for a versatile team player with a fair amount of experience in creating documentation about our software ownCloud, targeting users and more experienced technical staff such as administrators and DevOps Engineers.Your responsibilitiesCreate and maintain different types of documentation about our product ownCloud with a focus on users and technical staff.Help to maintain the documentation infrastructure to produce high quality online- and print documentation.You will work closely with Product Management and the engineers to produce technically correct documentation that helps users on various levels to achieve their target.You keep an eye on the ownCloud open source community to work closely with the contributors providing feedback.You help manage our community-driven internationalization efforts.We offerRemote work in an open-source company, co-working options, head offices in Nuremberg.Hard- and Software of your choice.Chance to work on software that matters! For education and research, health care, defense industry, public sector, and many more.Your profile+2 years of experience in technical documentation in the IT business.Robust knowledge of creation of user documentation for enterprise products.Excellent skills in English as that is the main language of our product and documentation.Basic knowledge of the open source ecosystem.Basic knowledge of open source documentation systems, for example Antora.An open-minded personality with excellent prioritization, organizational, and problem-solving skills.Our cultureAs a company with distributed teams, our people work remote or in our office in Nuremberg, Bavaria. Depending on the job, not everyone’s most productive workspace is in the office – only in rare, special occasions is it necessary to be on-site.We are hackers, coders, and nerds. We have a contagious passion and inner enthusiasm for our work.We are constantly on the hunt for new solutions, unexpected connections, and unforeseen possibilities. We are open to new experiences, explore new ideas, and uncover even the last hack and trick along the way.We believe that we are only as good as our next project. We encourage a culture of flat hierarchies with great opportunities to move things forward and build on flexibility and a sense of openness to change.Being part of the ownCloud team is like joining a tribe. Meet us occasionally after work for a burger or billiards or for a socially distanced beer in BigBlueButton.ownCloud is open-source and community-driven. It’s the people who make this place what it is. Join our quest to give businesses and individuals control over their data.Our companyownCloud is the leading open source file collaboration software designed and built to give businesses and individuals control over their data. With a team of more than 70 people, we develop the ownCloud server, the sync clients, our mobile apps, and the web interface to enable secure and effective file collaboration across companies, organizations, administrations, institutions, and families. We also implement customized solutions for enterprises and directly manage and maintain ownCloud instances. With over 200 million users worldwide and growing, ownCloud is the market-leading open source software for content collaboration.OutlinesLocation of work: Nuremberg or remote in Germany.Are you interested?Please send your resume and references to work@owncloud.com and tell us why you’d like to work for ownCloud! Please state your expectations regarding salary and your possible starting date. #J-18808-Ljbffr