Job Description
About Ascendion :
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life
We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:
- Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
- Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
- Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
- Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience
Experience a community of change makers!
Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.
About the Role:
Job Title: Technical Writer
Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm:-
o Writes tutorials for services targeting AR/VR/mobile hardware, creating, and connecting conceptual documentation to tutorials they create.
o Writes about sample applications, helping unblock developers/designers from using a sample application.
o Writes docs for end users & IT pros seeking to subscribe to SaaS/PaaS offerings
o Write and edit content for customers and developers
o Collaborate with Program Managers and Engineering teams to co-author content
o Collect information and connect with SMEs to turn ambiguity into words
o Provide suggestions for documentation improvement
o Motivate contributions across engineering teams to increase documentation output
o Troubleshooting issue root causes which are complicated further in an environment with multiple builds on multiple platforms using various SDK versions
o Strong attention to detail
o Relentless drive to deliver high quality results on time
o Initiative to solve problems and thrive in a fast-paced environment
o Ability to track, manage and prioritize multiple workstreams in progress at any given time
Required Skills:-
o Experience working with git, GitHub and mark-down for content management and authoring.
o Experience with at least one of: writing documentation or training content for Unreal, Unity, Windows Mixed Reality devices, other VR devices, or commercial and enterprise technologies
o A bachelor’s degree in technical communication, English, journalism, or other communication-related study.
o Experience in a customer support / service role
o Experience working with VR/AR development
o Gaming industry experience
o Experience with C++, Unity, Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Windows SDKs, GIT, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps (or any combination thereof)
o 4+ years program management or software engineering experience
• Performance Indicators –
o Once the candidate is fully ramped up in the role, there performance will be assessed based on quality of work and meeting deadlines.
Location: Onsite(Redmond, Washington)
Salary Range: The salary for this position is between 1,14,400- 1,24,800 Annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [09-10 days/hours of paid time off]
Want to change the world? Let us know.
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