Technical Author (multiple roles and seniority levels)
Canonical
- Contract type
- Full-time
- Category
- Writing and editing
- Work mode
- Remote
- Location
- Remote, worldwide
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Posted
- 5 Aug 2026
- Eligibility
- Excellent technical writing plus subject knowledge in the team's area; roles run from graduate to senior staff level.
About this opportunity
Canonical is recruiting technical authors at every level through one application. Each author leads documentation for a team: a product engineering team, a customer-facing team such as support, or a business team such as legal or HR. The work uses the Diátaxis approach to documentation. The roles are fully remote and open worldwide; pay depends on location and experience and isn't stated.
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Apply on Canonical(opens in a new tab)https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/canonical/jobs/3798310
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