Documentation Specialist (Technical Writer)

Dubizzle Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized tech organization based in Cambridge is seeking a Technical Writer to create and maintain documentation, white papers, and datasheets. The ideal candidate has a strong background in technology, preferably with some coding experience, and experience writing in a technical context. This hybrid role offers a variety of benefits including pension contributions, life assurance, and private medical insurance, among others.

Benefits

Employer pension contributions

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Cycle-to-work benefit

On-site yoga classes

Qualifications

• Strong background in technology, preferably with coding experience.
• Willingness to learn about different levels of technology.
• Experience writing tutorials or how-to guides.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain documentation for Raspberry Pi hardware and software.
• Collaborate with engineers to assist in documentation tasks.
• Develop white papers and datasheets.

Skills

Hands-on interest in technology

Experience writing in a technical context

Ability to learn about technology

Experience with Docs-as-code workflows

Familiarity with Git

Tools

AsciiDoc

Typst

Markdown

Python

C

Job description

Raspberry Pi is hiring a Technical Writer to help our documentation team create and maintain documentation, white papers, and datasheets. With the help of our engineers, hardware, and source code, you'll create written materials that document Raspberry Pi hardware and software. This position is based at our office in Cambridge, UK.

We recognise that few (if any!) applicants will check all of the boxes in the Requirements section below: if you find yourself meeting several requirements and interested in others, we encourage you to apply. Hybrid roles like this often find their best applicants in unconventional places. The successful applicant is likely to be someone with a strong background in technology who is enthusiastic about honing their writing skills, or someone with a solid background in writing or editing who is excited by the opportunity to develop their technical knowledge.

About Raspberry Pi

Founded as a charity in 2008 and selling its first computer in 2012, today Raspberry Pi is two separate organisations in two locations:

• Raspberry Pi Ltd (that's us!) builds best-selling computers, microcontrollers, and supporting software for home users and industry
• the Raspberry Pi Foundation is a charitable enterprise dedicated to enabling all young people to realise their full potential through computing

• Hands‑on interest or strong background in technology, preferably with at least some coding experience
• Experience writing in a technical context
• Willingness and ability to learn about technology at all levels of the stack: from silicon, to SBCs (single board computers), to operating systems, to documentation infrastructure, to SaaS (Software as a Service)

Experience with any of the following

• Docs-as-code workflows
• Documentation infrastructure
• Raspberry Pi hardware
• Teaching or training in the field of computing
• Writing tutorials, training materials, or how-to guides in a broadly technical context
• Git
• AsciiDoc
• Typst
• Markdown
• Python
• Any markup language
• C

We anticipate that applicants may bring a wide range of skills and previous experience across the different elements of the role. Accordingly, there is a wide salary range for this position, with specifics to be discussed with the successful applicant. Other benefits include:

• Employer pension contributions of 8% if employee contributes 4% of gross salary into the company salary sacrifice pension plan
• Life assurance of 4 × base salary
• Income protection of 75% of base salary in the event of critical illness, commencing after 13 weeks of long-term illness or absence from work
• Private medical insurance, medical history disregarded

Raspberry Pi also offers a season ticket loan scheme, the Cyclescheme cycle-to-work benefit, and a pleasant workplace with facilities including a small gym, weekly on-site yoga classes, comfortable break areas, and more.