Technical Writer - Nabu Casa (Home Assistant)

Join Nabu Casa, the organization behind Home Assistant, the world's largest free and open-source smart home platform, used by over two million households. We are a profitable, self-funded company committed to privacy, choice, and sustainability.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly autonomous and impactful Technical Writer to own the documentation experience for Nabu Casa Hardware and Cloud. This role is crucial for making our products accessible to a global community of users and developers, from initial setup guides to in-depth API documentation. You will collaborate directly with engineers to translate complex technical information into clear, empowering content, enabling users to succeed independently.

Our community values accuracy and clarity above all, and this role requires someone who can build trust with both engineers and users.

What You Will Do

• Own the end-to-end documentation experience for Nabu Casa Hardware and Cloud, ensuring accuracy, currency, and discoverability.
• Plan and deliver documentation for new features, integrations, and releases, aligning with the product shipping cycle.
• Collaborate closely with engineers to research and verify technical content.
• Continuously audit and improve existing documentation, identifying outdated content, filling gaps, and enhancing structure and tone.
• Define and maintain documentation standards, style guides, and templates for consistent community contributions.
• Triage and act on documentation feedback from the community, support, and internal teams to prioritize improvements.
• Contribute to the developer experience through API guides, integration documentation, and contributor docs.
• Track and report on documentation quality signals, such as support ticket themes and community feedback.

What You Need to Have

• Proven technical writing skills with a portfolio of developer or product documentation.
• Ability to read and understand code (Python, YAML, REST APIs) to produce accurate technical content.
• Solid understanding of smart home hardware and electronics, with basic troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience with docs-as-code workflows (Git, Markdown, static site generators like MkDocs or Docusaurus).
• High autonomy and self-direction; ability to proactively identify documentation needs.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to efficiently gather technical information from engineers.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• Familiarity with Home Assistant or similar open-source/self-hosted software.
• Experience maintaining documentation for a community-driven project with external contributors.
• A systematic approach to auditing and prioritizing documentation improvements.
• Experience working asynchronously in a remote-first, distributed team.

What We Offer

• A fully remote, full-time position (40 hours/week) with flexible scheduling and a minimum of 3 hours of overlap for team communication.
• Employment as a salaried employee in your country of residence.
• Competitive total compensation package, targeting the 75th percentile of market rates.
• Greece: ~45,700 - 56,100 EUR
• Hungary: ~16,100,000 - 20,250,000 HUF
• Ireland: ~52,800 - 70,500 EUR
• Italy: ~54,000 - 64,400 EUR
• Poland: ~150,000 - 215,000 PLN
• Portugal: ~47,900 - 61,200 EUR
• Romania: ~215,000 - 275,000 RON
• Spain: ~50,500 - 63,600 EUR
• UK: ~57,100 - 73,800 GBP
• Other countries: Compensation discussed during interview.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Five weeks (25 days) of paid time off.
• Fourteen days of paid sick leave (if not covered by country laws).
• Six weeks paid and six weeks unpaid parental leave.
• Work hardware budget (equipment may be kept after three years).
• Annual smart home budget.
• Annual education budget.
• Yearly performance bonus.
• 50% contribution to home internet costs.
• One day every two weeks for personal projects.

About Nabu Casa

Nabu Casa drives the development of Home Assistant, the world's largest free and open-source smart home platform. We are a profitable company with no external investors, funded solely by subscriptions and hardware sales. Our core principles of privacy, choice, and sustainability guide everything we do.

Recruitment Process

1. Apply for the role.
2. Application review with hiring manager.
3. HR Screening.
4. Take-home assignment.
5. Interview with Commercial Team.
6. Interview with CEO.
7. Offer.
8. Join our team!

Please mention the word CONCILIATE and tag #ROjox when applying.