[EXPIRED]API Programmer / Writer

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About Alfresco

Alfresco is the leading open source alternative for enterprise content management. It couples the innovation of open source with the stability of a true enterprise-class platform. The open source model allows Alfresco to use best-of-breed open source technologies and contributions from the open source community to get higher quality software produced more quickly at much lower cost.

Job Description

Responsibilites:

The API Programmer/Writer will be responsible for overseeing complex documentation projects that include researching, developing and writing documentation components for a Software Developer audience. The documentation will exhibit an understanding of programming documentation principles and development, describe complex state-of-the-art software architectures, and illustrate how to develop software applications using the Software Developer Kits/Device Driver Kits, APIs, or Developer tools.

Experience:

• Derive documentation from project source code
• Plan, schedule, organize, track, write, and edit technical information as necessary
• Demonstrate team leadership, mentoring, and problem solving
• Drive the development of the documentation standards and practices as they relate to the API documentation
• Train new team members on API documentation standards and methodologies
• Work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors
• Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results
• Represent the Documentation team as required in the demonstration and promotion of Alfresco products and documentation methodologies and practices

Qualifications and Essential Skills Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Technical Communications, or any other applicable technical discipline
• 1 or more years professional technical writing and editing experience in a high-technology software or hardware industry
• Ability to read and/or write one or more high-level programming language, including Java
• Ability to develop code samples and applications
• Specific knowledge of, and interest in, several major technologies
• Proven experience working in a commercial software development environment
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated time management skills
• Strong knowledge of commercial software development lifecycle

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity working in a Single Source environment
• Knowledge of an Open Source programming environment and methodology

Additional Information

Personal Attributes:

• Good communication skills and ability to work with different personalities and temperaments
• Self-starter who desires to show ownership and commitment to the job
• Strong team player
• "Can-Do" approach to a wide and rapidly changing workload
• Enjoy working in an informal environment with a "start-up" culture
• Willingness to work from time to time over extended hours in order to achieve goals set by immediate manager or demanded by key customers
• Ability and willingness to accommodate working within different time zones

Alfresco offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Highly challenging and rewarding environment
• Ability to impact the business
• As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Freedom to act

This role will report to the Information Manager, although it is expected that the individual will work largely independently and need minimal supervision.

Travel

Some travel may be required for this role

Location

Maidenhead, UK or Austin, US

Contact

Contact us at www.alfresco.com/about/contact/

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