Documentation Engineer

Summary

Join ClickHouse, a company behind a high-performance database management system, as a Documentation Engineer. You will partner with engineering and product teams to create clear and concise documentation for developers. Responsibilities include writing documentation for new features, engaging with the GitHub community to address issues, and creating scripts for automation. The ideal candidate possesses demonstrated skills in technical writing, extensive database experience, and strong English writing skills. ClickHouse offers a remote-first work environment, healthcare contributions, stock options, flexible time off, a home office setup allowance, and opportunities for international mobility.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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)

Benefits

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a distributed company offering remote-first work to all employees
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in all countries
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee
• Employee-driven international mobility - we enable you to relocate internationally if you wish (within certain countries and timelines and subject to role requirements, time zones and work permit considerations)