Thursday, August 20, 2015

[KITlist-Tech] Technical Writer (San Francisco, CA)

 

Please direct your responses to: maureen@synopsys.com


Synopsys is looking for a Technical Writer with XML-editing experience to join our fast-paced Software Integrity Group engineering team. We are looking for a fun, well-rounded, and highly technical writer who can participate in the entire documentation process, including planning, information design, PDF and HTML generation, and packaging.



As a member of this team, you will:



• Design and write DocBook (XML)-based help, user guides, command reference, and release notes for both command-line and GUI-based software products

• Understand requirements, develop documentation plans, and work with engineers to document the product

• Format and/or Write code samples in C/C++, Java, and C# to show common coding bugs, and to test product functionality

• Build PDF, HTML, and Eclipse help output from XML using make files and DocBook libraries

• Develop technical illustrations using Visio

• Create Web pages in HTML and CSS for product-related sites.

• Plan, manage tasks, and balance multiple projects across teams





Qualifications Requirements

Must Haves

• Experience documenting complex software for a programmer or software engineer audience

• Experience writing in XML (strongly preferred), or a comparable structured authoring experience

• Experience with programming languages and object-oriented programming concepts (such as C/C++, C#, Java)

• Experience with scripting languages (JavaScript, Perl, Python, and/or Ruby)

• Experience with source control (such as git, cvs, svn, perforce, etc.)

• Experience with bug tracking systems

• Experience writing scripts or using build tools to improve generation of documentation

• Experience working in Linux and Windows command-line environments

• Proven ability to write clear procedural and reference information for complex products, following style and tagging guidelines





Nice to Haves

• Programming experience in C/C++, C#, or Java

• DocBook tagging and XSL library familiarity

• Experience with build with tools such as make

• oXygen or other XML editor

• Editing and information design

• Familiarity with command-line help

• XSL stylesheets

• Familiarity with IDEs such as Eclipse, Visual Studio, and InteliJ

• Creating IDE help documentation (Eclipse, VisualStudio, IntelliJ)

• Writing for international audiences and working with translators

• Degree in Technical Communication, Computer Science or equivalent





Personal Qualities

• Strong communicator (written and verbal)

• Ability to work as part of a team and independently

• Strong interest in learning and growing

• Enjoys working in a dynamic environment

• Ability to get things done in a fast-paced company

• Smart, creative, energetic, conscientious, and enthusiastic person with strong problem solving skills

• Team player with a customer-focused attitude

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