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Senior Technical Writer, Software Architecture Team (Canada | Remote)

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Senior Technical Writer, Software Architecture Team (Canada | Remote)

Hybrid Toronto, Canada(Hybrid) Full Time Mid-Level
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Autodesk makes the software and tools that help people imagine, design, and make a better world. If you've ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you've experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with their software. Autodesk offers their employees benefits like:

  • Insurance: Health/Dental/Vision/Life
  • Work - Life Balance
  • Paid volunteer time off
  • 6 week paid sabbatical every 4 years
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • A "week of rest" at year's end

    • Job Details

    Job Requisition ID #

    25WD93139

    Postion Overview

    Autodesk is on a journey to develop the next generation of Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) tools. Working directly for the AECO Solutions VP of Software Architecture, you can help us make this journey a success. Working primarily with the software architecture team as well as colleagues throughout the division, you’ll help document the interfaces, standards, schemas, processes, and more that are essential artifacts in our software architecture practice.

    When applying, please include your portfolio or work samples including passwords as needed.

    You’ll be joining the Architecture, Trust, and Advanced Technology team within the AEC Solutions organization. Our core mission is to govern the practices, processes, standards, and technologies that help the entire organization create dependable, trustworthy, and innovative software.

    You’ll use your skills, knowledge, and experience to document system architecture, interfaces, concepts, standards, and processes. You’ll be working from existing documentation and design proposals, as well as identifying the need for and developing new materials. You’ll partner closely with software architects throughout the organization, our AECO information architect, and others. You should be comfortable adapting to and working with different documentation practices and standards among teams.

    Responsibilities

    • Learn Autodesk's AECO product line, new technologies, and the AEC industry to inform your work

    • Research existing information sources to assess available materials and identify gaps therein

    • Create documentation for a variety of audiences with a consistent voice, a clear and engaging tone, and a solid grasp of grammar and usage rules

    • Collaborate with software architects and other colleagues to track down information for documentation

    • Develop templates, process, and best practices to scale your efforts via the participation of others

    • Assist with the cadence, writing, and publication of VP of Software Architecture internal communications

    • Participate in honest and respectful debate on priorities, strategies, and tactics related to your work

    • Maintain and administer Confluence and SharePoint pages

    • Use analytics to develop insights on the adoption and use of materials developed

    Minimum Qualifications

    • A bachelor’s degree in a related field or related experience

    • A minimum of five years of experience as a Technical Writer, or equivalent work

    • Experience collaborating with software architects and developers to create documentation

    • A proven ability to learn and write about programming, APIs, SDKs, machine learning, cloud computing, software architecture, graphics, or similar technologies

    • An ability and desire to get things done without the need for external deadlines or daily oversight

    Preferred Qualifications

    • A degree in English, Information Science, or equivalent field

    • Basic data handling skills, sufficient to work with data on the consumption of documents, blog posts, and the like

    • Experience with Confluence, Word, SharePoint, Miro, Airtable, GitHub

    • Project management skills

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    About Autodesk

    Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

    We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

    When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

    Salary transparency

    Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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