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Hiring for VB

We're looking for a new writer/programmer to join the VB team.  If you're passionate about helping people to understand how to create world-beating applications in VB, check out the description below.

 

Developer Tools User Education is looking for an experienced, creative writer with strong programming skills for the Visual Basic team. In this role, you'll document the Visual Basic application building process, including deployment and project design. The Visual Basic audience demands that the documentation transform complexity into can-do success. You can help if you're comfortable writing programming tasks, scenario-based help, conceptual overviews of leading-edge technologies, and code examples for developers of varying sophistication. A thorough, technical understanding of the Visual Basic language is required. If you have strong skills in another programming language too, that would be an asset. Knowledge of object-oriented programming, Automation, and COM is required. In addition, you must be a self-starter with problem-solving and ship-it skills, who can come up with a documentation plan, create a schedule, and foster working relationships with the all functional teams of the product. A successful candidate must be able to define content for both conceptual and reference material using documentation guidelines and to work from specifications, source code, header files, and other sources. Additional qualifications include a minimum of 3 years technical writing experience, and the ability to collaborate with program management, development, quality assurance, and editorial staff on issues affecting documentation content and quality. A degree in Technical Communications or Computer Science, or equivalent expertise is preferred.

 

Published Tuesday, August 03, 2004 4:44 PM by JRoxe

Comments

 

Maxim V. Karpov said:

Do you have to move to Washington?

August 4, 2004 10:19 AM
 

Jay said:

Hi Maxim, Yes, the job is in Redmond only.
August 4, 2004 2:57 PM
 

Luciano Evaristo Guerche said:

I wish I fit for this position. Are foreigners welcome? If so, how do I apply?

Regards,

Luciano Evaristo Guerche
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
August 10, 2004 10:35 AM
 

Jay said:

Anybody intersted in applying for the position should go to: http://www.microsoft.com/careers/search/details.aspx?JobID=f0aea047-5e67-4a00-98cb-26c3441a0254

If you’d like to submit your resume, you can apply for this job via the Microsoft Careers site. The recruiter will contact you for a writing sample if your resume meets the profile.
August 10, 2004 4:03 PM
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