Technical Writer

Job Description

We are Camunda - where your work will have real impact! Picture yourself at a company where your work isn’t just another task on a list, but a key driver of transformation for hundreds of organizations. Your work will directly shape how hundreds of enterprises like Atlassian, NASA, and Goldman Sachs – orchestrate their most critical processes to drive digital transformation. In 2024, we crossed the $100 million mark in ARR – an incredible milestone in our growth story. We’ve been named in GP Bullhound’s 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list, we’ve earned Flexa’s stamp as a truly flexible workplace, and we proudly hold Great Place to Work certification in both the USA and UK. As a fully remote, global company, we’re rewriting the rules of how modern businesses operate. And we’re just getting started! We are growing fast and on a mission to find the very best talent in the world. If you’re ready to bring your bold ideas to a fast-paced, dynamic team, keep reading – this role could be the one you’ve been waiting for.

About the Role:

Developer Experience is a product team within Engineering focused on documentation and developer tooling, including SDKs and product-adjacent API tools.

Our mission is to empower developers across an increasing spectrum of abilities to quickly and joyfully become productive with Camunda technologies by curating excellent developer journeys through documentation and product-adjacent tools.

We are looking for a Technical Writer to join our team of Technical Writers and Developer Experience Engineers and continue building on our mission. We are a team of highly empathetic, curious, and tenacious Camundi. Join us as we transition Camunda from engineers to technical writers as our primary documentation authors.

What you'll be doing:

• Curate, maintain, & edit developer-centric content for Camunda 8
• Mentor Camundi on applying the Camunda Technical Writing Style Guide
• Advocate for best practices around designing and writing technical content, including Docs-as-Code
• Transition Camunda from engineers as primary documentation authors on large or complex features

What you bring:

• Ability and/or willingness to use our product.
• 2+ years of technical writing experience, including developer-centric content like user manuals, API reference, technical blogs, and more
• Experience documenting for a variety of technical and non-technical roles and experience levels, including software engineers, application developers, business analysts, and process owners
• Experience working with Docs-as-Code and docs frameworks like Docusaurus
• Ability to work autonomously and asynchronously with teams and cross-functional groups across timezones to accomplish a singular goal

Nice-to-haves:

• Comfortable iterating on an existing technical writing style guide, advocating for its use cross-functionally
• Experience transitioning from engineers as primary documentation authors to technical writers as primary documentation authors

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What We Have to Offer:

Compensation

For external hires, we consider the skills and experience of the incoming candidate, but typically place candidates in the first half of the range to ensure ample room for growth over the entire lifecycle of the role.

Below is the annual Total Target Cash Compensation (Total Cash) range for Camundi located in one of our entities. Total Cash refers to base salary and 100% attainment of variable target, where applicable. Actual Total Cash offered will depend on factors such as skills and qualifications related to the role. To comprise the Total Rewards package, Camunda also offers equity (where applicable) in the form of a Virtual Employee Stock Option Plan and benefits based on the country of residence.

The annual Total Cash range for this position for Camundi in our entities is as follows:

• United States: $91,200.00 to $136,800.00
  
• Germany: €60,700.00 to €91,000.00
• United Kingdom: £59,100.00 to £88,700.00
• Singapore: S$113,300.00 to S$170,000.00

If you are outside one of these countries, you would be employed by our Preferred Employer Organization (PEO), Remote. After applying for the role and speaking with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners, you will be provided a link to access the Camunda Total Rewards Calculator which will outline the Total Cash range for your country.

Benefits

• A remote by design culture, we believe talent is global!
• We support our employees in maintaining a healthy work/life balance, so we offer and encourage flexible time off at Camunda. Use your flexible time for anything that helps you recharge your batteries or maintain your life outside of work.
• A home office equipment budget and the choice of hardware. Mac, Windows, Linux - you choose what works best for you or/and you can work from a coworking space.
• Social interactions are important to us! Each year, Camunda hosts a company-wide get-together in new and exciting locations. In 2024, we will be heading off to the Dominican Republic. Find out more about past annual retreats.
• We are committed to fostering a nurturing workplace where your health is prioritized and we help you to thrive. That's why we've teamed up with Modern Health to provide a global well-being program accessible to all Camundi.
• Beyond therapy and coaching sessions, Modern Health also offers guided meditations, digital wellness kits, and accessible learning content ranging from mental health, financial wellness, physical movement and more!
• To promote movement we also pay towards your fitness activities.
• Power your self-driven learning journey and elevate your skills by unlocking up to 1000 $/€/£ annually with the Professional Growth Benefit.
• We understand our employees contribute immeasurably to Camunda’s success. To allow employees to benefit from that success, every Camunda employee is offered virtual shares from our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).

More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found here.

"Everyone is welcome at Camunda” — this is a celebrated component of our culture. We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our people. At Camunda, we honour diverse cultures and backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristics under applicable law. We are looking forward to your application!

Did we pique your interest? Apply now and learn more. For a complete list of jobs at Camunda, please check out: https://camunda.com/career/.