Remote PostgreSQL Technical Writer - Docs-as-Code

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

flexible work hours

equipment for home office

career development funds

connectivity allowances

equity incentive plan

Job summary

Percona seeks a skilled Technical Writer to join the PostgreSQL team, producing clear documentation for PostgreSQL products and related components. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and QA in a distributed open-source environment to deliver high-quality content.

You will operate in a docs-as-code workflow, using Markdown, Git, and CI tools, contributing to release notes, user guides, and man pages while ensuring accuracy for a global audience.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level written English and excellent verbal communication skills.
• Experience documenting complex systems and user-oriented documentation.
• 3+ years of experience as a technical writer.
• Experience with markup languages (Markdown preferred).
• Experience with the installation and configuration of database server software on Linux.
• Docs-as-code experience with Jenkins, git, Markdown, HTML, and/or JavaScript.
• Experience leveraging AI tooling for documentation purposes.
• Comfortable with the Linux command line.
• Distributed system/database development experience.
• Fluent with developer tools like git, gcc, gdb.
• Ability to work autonomously in a globally distributed organization.
• Experience collaborating with open source communities via mailing lists, Slack, etc.
• Familiar with Jira/Notion for collaboration/tracking.
• Proven success in distributed environments; quick learner and team player.

Responsibilities

• Create all technical documentation from install/configuration/troubleshooting guides, how-tos, user manuals, man pages, to --help prompts.
• Participate in team ceremonies and collaborate with Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Devs, and QA to deliver high-quality documentation.
• Use text, markdown, images, and diagrams to make content accessible to audiences of all experience levels.
• Leverage AI tooling to quickly draft, polish, format, and refine content.
• Maintain documentation versioning and contribute to overall documentation strategy.

Skills

Technical writing

Markdown

Git/Jenkins

Linux command line

Docs-as-code

Tools

Git

Markdown

HTML

JavaScript

Jenkins

Job description

Percona seeks a skilled Technical Writer to join the PostgreSQL team, producing clear documentation for PostgreSQL products and related components. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and QA in a distributed open-source environment to deliver high-quality content.

You will operate in a docs-as-code workflow, using Markdown, Git, and CI tools, contributing to release notes, user guides, and man pages while ensuring accuracy for a global audience.