Datadog
Manager I, Documentation
CARemotePosted Today$131,000 – $193,000
Full TimeSeniorRemoteCA
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Job Description
The Documentation team creates engaging and informative technical content, particularly our public product documentation: Datadog Docs. This is an opportunity for a Documentation Manager to help us de
Key Highlights
- Manage 3-5 technical writer direct reports, overseeing their day-to-day, helping them make and manage effective content project plans, formally supporting their growth and development, and fostering an environment that encourages positive engagement and performance.
- Partner with our Product and Engineering teams to create and maintain public documentation for users, developers, and SREs, helping them succeed with Datadog products, features, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools.
- Experiment with the product, dig into source code, and interview subject matter experts to research technical details for documentation.
- Collaborate with our contributor community and greater Documentation team to develop and improve documentation standards and processes.
- You have 5-10 years experience researching and developing documentation for technical topics, like databases, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and performance and security monitoring.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- You have 5-10 years experience researching and developing documentation for technical topics, like databases, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and performance and security monitoring.
- You have 2-5 years experience managing a small team of technical writers, coaching their performance, guiding their career journey, and breaking down complex projects into achievable plans.
- You have publicly available technical writing samples.
- You are comfortable reading at least two programming languages (e.g. Ruby, Python, Go, bash).
- You have written or managed documentation as code, and are familiar with modern infrastructure such as IaaS cloud services and containers, as well as Git/GitHub and CI/CD tooling.
- You enjoy partnering with product managers, developers, and other SMEs to create robust technical documentation for developers and other types of users.
Skills & Technologies
RubyPythonGoBashGitCI/CD
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Job Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Salary Range
$131,000 – $193,000
Location
CA
Work Mode
Remote
Posted
Today
Country
CA