Technical Writer

AdaCore is looking for a Technical Marketing Writer to join an international team working on marketing its solutions to new markets.

Everything we do at AdaCore revolves around helping developers build the safest, most secure software. 

For over 25 years, we've worked with global leaders across the avionics, aerospace and defense industries, building tools and providing services that ease the complex and difficult process of developing high-integrity software. As the need for truly secure and reliable applications expands into industries such as automotive, medical, energy, and IOT, we’re advancing our field-proven technologies to bring expertise and services to a whole new generation of developers.

From  the US (New York), France (Paris, Toulouse, Grenoble and Vannes), the UK, Estonia and Germany, our 150 experts  all play a key role in developing bleeding-edge technologies which meet the highest grade of software development.

Joining AdaCore is about joining a culture of innovation, openness, collaboration and dependability, which defines how we work together, with our customers and partners.

Job description: 

AdaCore is looking for an experienced technical writer with software engineering background to help drive adoption and awareness of AdaCore among technical audiences such as developers and technical executives. In this role, the Technical Marketing Writer will be a senior contributor to the Technical Marketing team, working closely with Product, Marketing, Sales and Engineers to deliver high-quality content across a variety of formats and channels. The ideal candidate is a strong writer who can collaborate with anyone to translate technical jargon into stories and assets that drive business value for our prospects, customers and overall community.

 Your responsibilities will include:

• Work with product and marketing teams to build a story that ties the market problem together with the component designed to fix it
• Produce technical marketing content across various formats and for different audiences (blog posts, news articles, case studies, web pages, etc.)
• Help review content produced by other members of the team
• Participate in conferences, deliver webinars
• Develop engaging technology demonstrators
• Assist engineering teams in the development and evolution of documentation and users guides

Qualifications: 

• You have at least 5 years of experience with software development, either professionally and/or as a hobbyist
• You are curious about technology and the latest developments in programming languages, tools, and practices
• You enjoy sharing your knowledge in entertaining and engaging ways
• You are fluent in written and spoken english
• You have good presentation skills and are comfortable in a virtual or in person environment
• You can set your own priorities and are able to learn by yourself in complex environments;
• You are interested in joining a geographically-distributed team, and can undertake the occasional travel for face-to-face meetings or on-site customer visits.
• An experienced software developer, technical sales engineer, or technical writer might all be good fits for this role

The following are not mandatory but are considered a plus: 

• Experience and/or interest in cybersecurity
• A good understanding of Ada and SPARK, or other niche programming languages
• 1You have experience with technical writing in a similar field

Beyond the job

We are looking for individuals who want their work to have a direct impact on improving the reliability, safety and security of the software that modern society has grown increasingly dependent on in an international environment. Our sales and marketing team is staffed with multi-talented, tenacious and creative individuals; and our HR team is committed to ensuring your tenure with AdaCore is a positive one.

AdaCore is a global organization driven by a team that personifies many different backgrounds and experiences. We are also a technology company that celebrates the open exchange of ideas, which makes innovation possible! We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining us. We welcome people of all ethnicities, nationalities, gender identities or expressions, ages, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientations, veteran status, or marital status; we celebrate everything that makes you uniquely, undeniably you. 

We encourage our employees to explore their curiosity by providing them ongoing and lifelong training from their first day in AdaCore with a strong onboarding plan. As we know that juggling work and life is challenging, we offer flexibility to accommodate personal needs and work commitments.  

AdaCore offers competitive compensation, benefits and thoughtful perks (summer meetings, activity weekends, Holiday dinner etc). We go beyond industry standards to help keep our employees comfortable and satisfied both on and off the job, no matter where they are based.