Engineering Technical Writer

DigitalOcean, the cloud for developers, is a dynamic, high-growth technology company that serves a passionate community of technologists around the world. We want to simplify cloud computing for every developer and are working on some of the most challenging and interesting problems in cloud computing.

We are looking for a skilled writer and educator to create developer-focused modules and tutorials to help both beginners and advanced users learn how to code amazing projects. The individual in this role will create accessible, original content for the DigitalOcean community, which receives over four million pageviews monthly, and work with the team to make a lasting impact on how coding content is produced at DigitalOcean.

• Developing and writing a coding curriculum to take individuals from their first line of code to creating real world projects
• Creating coding-focused learning tracks and written materials
• Maintaining existing articles by updating content where appropriate
• Providing technical and non-technical feedback to other writers
• Assisting other teams with documentation and non-documentation tasks

What We'll Expect From You:

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• 2+ years of development experience in Python
• Deep understanding of Linux
• Experience teaching beginners about coding, whether in person or online
• Experience or interest in instructional writing

Bonus:

• Understanding of curriculum design
• Previous book publishing experience
• Familiarity with distributed systems