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Wow, that is fairly well paid, given it is fully remote, as well as being a fantastic sounding job.
by quickthrower2 3y ago
Wow, that is fairly well paid, given it is fully remote, as well as being a fantastic sounding job.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoYeah, it's an extremely attractive position. I wonder which fields comprise "the sciences".
- freedomben 3y agoI don't know for LWN, but in software engineering in general, especially the type of engineers who are deeply interested in the kernel, the sciences means something like a bachelor of science in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, physics, chemical engineering, or other degrees with a fair level of math.
- JeremyNT 3y agoThey also mention "equivalent experience" so I'd imagine that isn't a hard requirement. Up to 140k as a technical writer sounds pretty amazing, although I imagine LWN is the "major leagues" of tech writing so this is probably a bit of an outlier in that field. I actually have an English degree and briefly considered tech writing as an option earlier in my career, but at the time it was far easier to find a career path in Sysadmin/Webmaster/Developer roles, and I've sadly never been able to use my writing skills professionally (outside of issues and emails, of course!)