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Technical Writer & Documentation Engineer

DocumentationRemote - Worldwide

Part-time Volunteer

🚀 About the Job

We believe docs are part of the product. You'll own the docs experience — from onboarding guides and usage tutorials to contribution guides and API references. This is currently an unpaid, open-source contributor role.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with engineering to document new features.
  • Craft engaging tutorials and write for real-world use cases.
  • Improve our docs site experience, structure, and accessibility.

🌱 About the Team

We're a small and fast-moving group of developers and builders with deep roots in open source, DX, and developer communities. PackShip began as a weekend project and has evolved into a full-fledged devtool adopted across several ecosystems. Our mission is simple: make package publishing super simple, and empower every developer to ship confidently. We build in public, value async-first workflows, and care deeply about quality, simplicity, and performance.

🧠 About You

We'd love to work with you if you:

  • Enjoy building tools for developers and have experience in open-source ecosystems.
  • Care about clean, maintainable code (especially in TypeScript/Node).
  • Have an eye for developer experience — from docs to error messages to logs.
  • Are excited by small teams, fast iteration, and ownership.
  • Value clear communication and async workflows.
  • Experience with CLIs, telemetry, bundlers, or technical writing is a huge plus — but we value curiosity and initiative even more.

🎁 What You Get

  • 💻 Remote-first, async-friendly collaboration (work from anywhere)
  • 🧭 Ownership over your work and roadmap input
  • 📚 Open-source portfolio you can proudly showcase
  • 💬 Community recognition across our developer and builder network
  • 🛠️ Paid opportunities for contributors who help shape key product pillars
  • ⚡ Early access to future PackShip products and internal tools

🔗 How to Apply

Interested? Want to contribute or discuss a paid role? Reach out directly via:

  • Apply on our careers page OR send us a message on LinkedIn
  • A short intro
  • What role(s) you're interested in
  • A link to your GitHub, website, or anything you're proud of

Join us in building tools developers actually love using.

This is your invitation to ship faster, smarter — and together. 🚢

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You can also reach out directly on LinkedIn with a message describing your interest in this role.