Technical Writer, Server

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The MongoDB Documentation team is a group of writers and engineers who develop and maintain the documentation for the MongoDB Product family. Our goal is to help our readers successfully use MongoDB products by providing outstanding documentation. The MongoDB Documentation team is a part of the MongoDB Engineering organization and is tightly integrated with the engineering teams responsible for each product.

The Documentation Team is responsible for the MongoDB Server, Products, Services and its related tools across multiple versions of the product. We regularly tackle topics such as the server API, backups, restoration, creating deployments with enterprise-grade security, managing high availability, and scalability in MongoDB clusters.

You will use your writing and technical skills to write clear and consistent reference documentation and tutorials on high-complexity features. You will write for experienced users and those new to MongoDB. Your work will support a large global community of MongoDB users.

Candidate Profile:

Candidates must have experience in a technical writing, technical communications, developer relations, or similar role in the software industry. Beyond industry experience, we are looking for someone who:

• Has experience writing technical documentation from scratch
• Possesses strong critical reading and writing skills
• Has experience with or is interested in learning about database technologies (NoSQL or RDBMS)
• Is able to read code for technical examples in at least one programming language (C++, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar)
• Has experience testing and validating documentable features and concepts

While not strictly mandatory, experience with distributed systems and/or security technologies (encryption, TLS, access control, and similar) and authentication protocols (LDAP, OIDC, or Kerberos, for example) would be helpful.

Position Expectations:

• Have a solid understanding of and experience with technical writing best practices. 
• Center our users in everything you write.
• Work with technical and non-technical teams to meet the documentation needs of our users.
• Research complex product features and validate with diligent testing.
• Produce technically accurate and well-written documentation.
• Contribute feedback to the team through copy review and planning discussions.

Success Measures:

In 3 months:

• You'll be comfortable with our toolchain and writing workflow.
• You can implement moderately complex documentation requests.
• You're getting to know our server engineers and are getting comfortable with participating in intra and inter team discussions.
• You've completed the required technical training and courses required for MongoDB Engineering.

In 6 months:

• You are getting comfortable doing deep dives into database architecture and technology as part of feature documentation.
• You've got a working knowledge of the MongoDB server and have a good understanding of our cross-functional teams.
• You've adapted to our Style Guide and your work demonstrates task based, goal oriented technical writing principles.
• You are reviewing the work of your peers and learning from it.
• You and your manager have discussed your career trajectory and growth opportunities.

In 12 months:

• You're creating consistently high quality documentation for small feature sets, tutorials, and high level concepts.
• You know how much work you can manage and are contributing at a healthy pace.
• You provide quality copy and technical reviews for your team members.

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