Documentation Engineering Manager — Lead Tech Writing & Infra

ClickHouse; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Healthcare

Equity in the company

Time off

Home office setup (USD$500)

Global gatherings

Job summary

ClickHouse is seeking a Documentation Engineering Manager to lead a highly technical Docs team and contribute directly to both technical writing and the engineering of the docs website and its supporting infrastructure.

In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll shape the documentation strategy, improve docs-as-code workflows, review contributions, and collaborate across Engineering, Product, and open-source communities to deliver accurate, scalable documentation for developers.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a technical team and delivering docs-driven projects.
• Ability to investigate product functionality via source code and experiments.
• Strong written communication for developers and engineers.
• Experience building and operating production websites with reliability in mind.
• Familiarity with docs-as-code workflows and modern software practices.
• Comfort using AI to support documentation without sacrificing quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Docs Engineering team, staying hands-on in writing and engineering.
• Oversee reliability and evolution of the ClickHouse docs website.
• Research, write, and verify technical documentation directly from code.
• Define docs strategy with Engineering, Product, PMM, Learning, Support, and open-source.
• Improve docs-as-code workflows for engineers and contributors.
• Review PRs, triage issues, and author or improve content.
• Build and maintain documentation infrastructure, CI, and monitoring.
• Establish AI-safe workflows and quality standards for generated docs.
• Collaborate with teams to translate needs into practical docs processes.
• Ensure accuracy, discoverability, and alignment with product pace.
• Drive adoption and growth through a clear, frictionless docs experience.

Skills

People management

Technical writing

Software engineering

Process design

Cross-functional collaboration

AI in documentation

Tools

Astro

TypeScript/JavaScript

GitHub Actions

CI pipelines

Job description

ClickHouse is seeking a Documentation Engineering Manager to lead a highly technical Docs team and contribute directly to both technical writing and the engineering of the docs website and its supporting infrastructure.

In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll shape the documentation strategy, improve docs-as-code workflows, review contributions, and collaborate across Engineering, Product, and open-source communities to deliver accurate, scalable documentation for developers.