Position: Technical Writer / Librarian
Company: CompStak
Category: Other
Experience required: 2y
English level: fluent
Published: 2020-06-01T00:00:00+03:00

CompStak envisions a commercial real estate industry where accurate and transparent data leads to better, faster deals for everyone. We gather critical information that is hard to access, then make it instantly and seamlessly available to our platform members.
 
Launched in 2012, we’ve built a network of 25,000 brokers, appraisers and research professionals across the country, using a unique crowdsourced model.  Our clients enjoy the foremost lease and sale transaction data combined with a robust analytics platform. CompStak’s unique data and intuitive platform is used by the world’s largest real estate investors, lenders, brokers and appraisers to compare properties, underwrite investments and loans, close deals and track market trends.
 
CompStak has 90 team members in the US and overseas; and we continue to grow. We’re backed by top VCs and industry players like Canaan Partners, IA Capital, Transamerica, Moody’s, RealPage, 500 Startups, and Daily Mail Group, and have raised over $30m to date. Our HQ is in New York City, and we have regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles.

ABOUT THE ROLE
We are expanding our tech team in Ukraine and looking for a talented Technical Writer / Librarian to help us bring our unique data products to the market. This is a remote opportunity, based in Kiev. What you will work on will challenge the status quo and change our industry forever. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Work with internal teams to obtain an in-depth understanding of the product and engineering projects and the documentation requirements
Produce high-quality documentation that meets applicable standards and is appropriate for both engineers and product team members
Stay aligned with releases and updates to write product and technical documentation for  developers, and other employees, within the engineering knowledge base
Manage and maintain updates and revisions to documentation aligned with product releases and updates.
Visualize data processes, flows into diagrams, mind-maps, flow charts, etc.
Involved with the administration of our related technology stack.


You have:
Impeccable written English and love for beautifully written texts. MS in English preferred
Experience writing and managing software documentation
Excellent skills in writing, editing, research, and planning
Experience working with flow chart/mindmapping software
Understanding of what makes documentation clear and effective
Experience using Linux, command-line, HTML/CSS, and at least one programming language (does not have to be from a professional context)
Experience using static site generators and managing docs as code
Experience working remotely.

You are:
Highly organized; able to triage and prioritize numerous issues and projects
Able to work from a **coworking space in Kiev** once a week most of the year
Able to succeed in a fully remote, distributed work environment.

Who are the people of CompStak?
CompStak was born out of our dreams to revolutionize Commercial Real Estate and deliver information and insight out of fragmented and sparse data. We hail from 500 Startups, one of the most prestigious Silicon Valley incubators. Our goals and potential are lofty, and that is why we are backed by one of the most acclaimed VC firms – Canaan Partners. When you join our family, you will be joining a smart and collaborative team that is currently disrupting an antiquated industry.

What will you be paid?
Highly competitive compensation
Different career growth opportunities
Karma points for doing great things in life.