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Company

Starburst · 2 days ago

Senior Technical Writer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $148K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work and communicate effectively with software developers and product managers to write and maintain high-quality documentation.

Plan, write, edit and revise technical information and documents, including configuration and installation instructions, and tutorials.

Assess, analyze and evaluate versatile audiences, including non-technical users, system administrators, integrators, and programmers. Transform complex documentation into simple concepts that are easy to understand by end-users.

Work as an editor and apply constructive criticism to ensure consistency across the documentation team.

Qualification

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US English CommunicationDocumentation Process OwnershipTechnical WritingVS CodeMarkdownJekyllSphinxGitHubANSI SQLData AnalyticsSaaSCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other technical field, or equivalent work experience.

At least 7 years of technical writing experience.

Excellent writing and communication skills in US English.

Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders throughout the full product lifecycle.

Experience in owning and building an end-to-end documentation process.

Preferred

Experience working with the following tools and technologies: VS Code, Markdown; Jekyll, Sphinx, or other static site generation system; GitHub and pull requests.

Background in Data Analytics, SaaS, Cloud, or other related field.

Working knowledge of ANSI SQL.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Attractive stock grants

Remote-friendly work options

Flexible paid time off

Company

Starburst

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Starburst Data is an analytics platform for data.

Founded in 2017

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

501-1,000 employees

https://www.starburst.io

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