Technical Editor

DigitalOcean, the cloud for developers, is a dynamic, high-growth technology company that serves a passionate community of technologists around the world. We want to simplify cloud computing for every developer and are working on some of the most challenging and interesting problems in cloud computing.

We are looking for a technical individual who is passionate about writing, learning, and open source technologies. Our technical writers provide instructive guides on managing Linux infrastructure, installing and configuring software, and implementing best practices. We are looking for someone to help us continue to expand our knowledge base for Linux users around the world.

• Produce and evaluate topic ideas for future articles
• Research to build a working knowledge on each topic
• Write and edit articles on open source topics for the DigitalOcean Community
• Maintain existing articles by updating content where appropriate
• Coordinate to ensure topic coverage and avoid overlap where possible
• Participate in Community initiatives (feature launch prep work, strategic tasks, etc.)
• Assist other teams with documentation and non-documentation tasks

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Linux and BSD: Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Arch and Free BSD
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, NoSQL
• Web Servers: Apache, Nginx
• Configuration Management/Automation: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, etc
• Languages and Frameworks: Ruby, Python, Go, Javascript, Rails, Django, Node, etc.
• CMSes: Wordpress, Joomla!, Ghost, Drupal, etc
• Mail: Postfix, Sendmail, Dovecot, Exim, etc.
• Miscellaneous: Git, VPN, version control, backups, DNS, logging, load balancing, security, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience working on the Linux command line in a server environment
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills