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technical writer Calgary

AMD

Full Time Calgary 92880 - 77000 CAD ANNUAL Today

Job description

Overview:

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. This is who we are at our best. One Company. One Team.

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Responsibilities:

THE ROLE

Do you want to document software that enable high-performance computing and machine learning workloads at Exascale? AMD is searching for talented and motivated writers for ROCm™ documentation.

THE PERSON

You are accustomed to working in a dynamic, geographically distributed agile team, where partnership and collaboration are paramount. You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to express your work in a clear, cohesive fashion. You are results-oriented and accustomed to tight deadlines and changing priorities. Most importantly, you are constantly thinking of improving and establishing a seamless user experience for documentation.

As a writer for AMD ROCm software, you will work with a team to develop and curate compelling and engaging content for our audience. The documentation spans deployment guides, programming guides, user manuals and API reference guides for products and components intended for software developers, scientists, and engineers. Our documentation philosophy is docs-as-code, a tightly coupled process for software developers and the software technical writer.
To excel in this role, you will have experience developing and editing content, and excellent communication and organizational skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Write, edit, review, and organize technical content regarding installing, configuring, and customizing ROCm software products and required third party applications
Learn the products and be self-sufficient in using our software based on examples and test configurations
Structure documentation and hierarchically organize content for an enhanced user experience

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES

Experience working with a docs-as-code workflow
Experience in python or other scripting languages. We use python to build our documentation.
Exceptional ability to work with cross-functional teams to build partnerships and get things done
Experience with text-based markup formats such as Markdown, reStructuredText (RST), LaTex, etc.
Familiarity with the Agile development process
Must have experience creating API and code documentation for developers
Experience using the Linux shell and command-line Git
Experience in working with worldwide teams and gathering information from subject matter experts
Able to provide a portfolio of writing samples for review
Ability to quickly learn new and existing technologies
Excellent problem-solving skills
Strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills
Background in computer science

NICE TO HAVE:

Programming experience or exposure to programming languages and the ability to read code such as C, C++, Fortran
Experience with software API documentation using Doxygen
Familiarity with Doxygen/Sphinx publishing pipelines, especially via ReadTheDocs
Experience with editing scientific and engineering academic papers
Knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.
Experience with one or more code review workflows for git-based software development such as GitHub, Gerrit, Bitbucket, and GitLab
Experience with technologies such as software or hardware systems via investigation, direct experimentation (e.g., reading or running code), and/or interactions with subject matter experts.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

A bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.

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Qualifications:

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.