About this role
We’re hiring a Documentation Engineer to join our Product team at ClickHouse! Our documentation serves as the initial point of contact for developers learning about ClickHouse. Given the fiercely competitive landscape of real-time analytical databases and their alternatives, it is imperative that our ClickHouse documentation sets the standard for excellence. We are actively seeking a talented technical writer, ideally with an engineering background, who is deeply passionate about crafting exceptional developer experiences and producing top-tier documentation.
What will you do?
- Partner with engineering and product teams on how to best convey ClickHouse’s features in a clear, concise, but comprehensive manner catering to developers with diverse experience levels in ClickHouse and other databases.
- Write documentation and guides for new features launched by engineering and product teams.
- Proactively engage with the GitHub community to address and resolve any issues pertaining to documentation. This can include: attentively responding to requests for enhancements, such as adding clarity, rectifying errata, and incorporating any other necessary improvements.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team by consistently refining and optimizing our processes and style guides. Additionally, actively collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive collective efforts aimed at enhancing our overall efficiency and effectiveness.
- Create scripts and automation to keep documentation up-to-date.
What you bring:
- Previous demonstrated skills such as published technical content, documentation, or blog posts for an infrastructure or developer tools product.
- Extensive experience working with databases, data warehouses, and SQL.
- A passion for great developer experiences and products.
- Strong English language writing skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams, and other technical writers or contractors.
Bonus Points:
- Basic scripting skills (JavaScript, Python)
- Basic knowledge of modern full-stack web development technologies (React, Node.js, CSS)
- Computer science or engineering degree (or related field)
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