As MySQL is thriving and growing, we're looking for an experienced
technical writer located in the UK or Ireland to join the
MySQL documentation team.
For this job, we need the
best and most dedicated people around. You
will be part of a geographically distributed documentation team
responsible for the technical documentation of all MySQL products.
Team members are expected to work independently, requiring
discipline and excellent time-management skills as well as the
technical facilities and experience to communicate across the
Internet.
Candidates should be prepared to work intensively with our engineers
and support personnel. The overall team is highly distributed across
different geographies and time zones. Our source format is DocBook
XML. We're not just writing documentation, but also handling
publication. This means you should be familiar with DocBook, and
willing to learn our publication infrastructure. Your areas of responsibility would initially be MySQL Enterprise
Monitor, and MySQL Replication. This means you should be
familiar with MySQL in general, and preferably also with the MySQL
Enterprise offerings. A MySQL certification will be considered an
advantage.
Other qualifications you should have:
Native English speaker
5 or more years previous experience in writing software
documentation
Familiarity with distributed working environments and
versioning systems such as SVN
Comfortable with working on multiple operating systems,
particularly Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
Ability to administer own workstations and test environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to provide (online) samples of your work, e.g. books
or articles
If you're interested, contact me under
[email protected].
For reference, the job offer can
be viewed here.
