Technical Writer

Posted Jul 5

Neon is an open-source company on a mission to create a cloud-native Postgres database service for every developer.

We are looking for an Experienced Technical Writer to create documentation and compelling content that shows developers how to apply Neon's cloud-based Postgres database.

To succeed in this role, you must be passionate about writing, with a focus on clarity, straightforward storytelling, and an information architect's approach to organizing material. You will combine your technical skills with creativity to consider different approaches that will solve challenging documentation and interface copy problems.

The work is going to come fast and furious — but you'll never let up on your attention to detail or your advocacy for the users. If this sounds exciting, we want to hear from you.

You will

  • Work with engineers to distill and extract key messages from a rough draft
  • Create clear, concise, user-friendly deliverables, such as getting started guides, installation guides, tutorials, release notes, and occasionally blog posts
  • Work with designers and illustrators to provide graphics, video, and other creative services appropriate for the audience
  • Validate content for technical accuracy and completeness
  • Act as an enabler for engineers and the other technical and product roles, democratize the technical writing in Neon

Hands-on tasks of this role

  • Reproduce the user journey of the beginners and advanced users of Neon
  • Install and configure Neon for internal and external testing and validation of the produced artifacts

We’re looking for someone who has

Writing and editing:

  • 5+ years documenting sophisticated technologies for developers and IT professionals, or equivalent work experience (as a software developer, product manager, or solutions architect, for example)
  • Experience writing documentation for developers
  • Experience documenting APIs, CLIs, SDKs and similar tools
  • Mastery of the tools of the technical writer and editor: consistent voice, straightforward and lively style, understanding (or intuition!) of the rules of grammar and usage

Teamwork:

  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  • Desire to be an enabler for others
  • Ability to contribute other written content including UI and website copy and internal documentation
  • Comfortable working in a startup environment

Technical:

  • Experience in using Git, GitHub, and CI/CD for docs
  • Proficiency in lightweight markup
  • Basic SQL proficiency and understanding of relational databases
  • Strong analytical skills, with excellent problem-solving abilities
  • Obsession with technical accuracy and attention to detail

Nice to have:

  • Experience with SaaS and open-source products
  • Comfortable using command line tools
  • Experience working with PostgreSQL (or other databases)
  • Basic proficiency in at least one programming language
  • Experience with SEO

About Neon

Neon is building open-source cloud-native PostgreSQL. Our architecture separates storage from compute, allowing for stateless and serverless Postgres. We’re a well funded startup with deep knowledge of Postgres internals and decades of experience building databases. We are a systems company; we work on low-level code with strict performance and correctness requirements.

Neon was created by a team of Postgres hackers, and led by CEO Nikita Shamgunov (co-founder of SingleStore). Neon is built on open-source principles and is focused on giving back to the Postgres and developer communities.

Our Team

  • We are a distributed team of 55 people working from 22 countries (concentrating around North America and Europe time zones)
  • We are a team built on open sources cultural principles (transparency, contribution, accountability, proactivity)
  • Team with decades of experience building databases and deep knowledge of Postgres internals. We are deeply technical
  • We have experienced Postgres committers and hackers on the team (check Heikki, Anastasia, Arseny, Matthias profiles)
  • We believe in the efficacy of collaborative open source
  • We aim for a diversity of thoughts and backgrounds
  • We are keen to be a fast-moving flat org and avoid hierarchical structures

Our Investors

  • Top-tier investors backed up Neon's vision:
  • We raised $54.3m from GGV Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Founders Fund
  • Our angels investors are prominent technologists, and ecosystem players. More than 20 awesome angels supported Neon, including Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, Mike Ovitz, Ajeet Singh, Guillermo Rauch, Søren Brammer Schmidt, and Wes McKinney
  • Our Board includes Quentin Clark, Glenn Solomon, Joe Morrissey, and Leigh Marie Braswell

Our Offer

  • You have an opportunity to be an early employee in the fast-scaling ambitious team
  • You can work 100% remote: we'll handle all formalities to arrange work from your home
  • We pay top of the market in most parts of the world
  • We grant equity (stock options) for all full-time hires
  • We offer a competitive benefits package in line with all tech companies (top-notch equipment, unlimited vacations, paid parental leaves, and much more)
  • We are distributed, yet make our bonds during regular offsites (the last one was in Cyprus)