Nabu Casa
Technology
TechnicalWriter
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“Technical Writer at Nabu Casa. Skills: Documentation ownership, Technical content creation, Developer relations. Own documentation experience. Ensure content accuracy”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce documentation burden; Improve user outcomes
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot basic issues
40 hours per week, 3 hours overlap
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Technical writing skills, Portfolio of developer documentation, Ability to read code, Understanding of smart home hardware, Docs-as-code workflows experience, High autonomy and self-direction, Stakeholder management skills
Nice to Have
Familiarity with Home Assistant, Experience maintaining community projects, Systematic approach to auditing documentation, Experience working async
What You'll Do.
Own documentation experience
Ensure content accuracy
Ensure content up-to-date
Ensure content discoverable
Plan documentation for features
Deliver documentation for integrations
Deliver documentation for releases
Research technical content
Verify technical content
Audit existing documentation
Improve existing documentation
Flag outdated content
Fill documentation gaps
Define documentation standards
Maintain documentation standards
Maintain style guides
Triage documentation feedback
Act on documentation feedback
Prioritize documentation improvements
Contribute to developer experience
Support OHF community
Support partner integrations
Track documentation quality signals
Report on quality signals
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work directly with engineers; Remote-first distributed team
Communication Scope
Technical content; API guides
Full Job Description
Nabu Casa https://www.nabucasa.com is the organisation behind Home Assistant https://www.home-assistant.io, the world's largest free and open-source smart home platform used by over two million households. Nabu Casa was established in 2018 by the founders and core contributors of Home Assistant, with the intent of making the project sustainable and to prevent burnout. Our guiding principles—privacy, choice, and sustainability—are embedded in everything we do, from our architecture to our community. Nabu Casa is a profitable company with no external investors. Today, we are the official provider of Home Assistant products and services. Every subscription https://www.home-assistant.io/cloud/ and purchase directly funds the ongoing development of Home Assistant and the many other Open Home https://www.openhomefoundation.org/projects/)projects. The Role We're looking for a Technical Writer to own the documentation experience for Nabu Casa Hardware and Cloud. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role: you'll be the primary person responsible for making our products accessible to a global community of users and developers — from first-time setup guides to deep API and integration documentation. You'll work directly with engineers to translate technical complexity into content that empowers users to succeed independently, without needing to raise a support ticket. Our community is technically sophisticated and values accuracy and clarity above all. This role requires someone who can earn the trust of engineers and users alike. What you are going to do - Own the end-to-end documentation experience for Nabu Casa Hardware and Cloud, ensuring content is accurate, up-to-date, and discoverable - Plan and deliver documentation for new features, integrations, and releases in sync with the product shipping cycle - Work directly with engineers to research and verify technical content, reducing the documentation burden on the engineering team - Audit and improve existing documentati
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