UP42 was founded in 2019 with a clear purpose: to transform how organizations order, access, and analyze Earth observation data.
Our platform brings together the world’s leading geospatial providers, and offers a single touchpoint to access, manage, and process data at scale.
From vegetation management and infrastructure monitoring to disaster response, UP42 helps organizations across industries find solutions to complex problems through Earth observation.
Our expert support team and detailed documentation guide our users through every step.
Since July 2025, UP42 has been a part of Neo Space Group.
As a Technical Writer, you will be part of our Developer Experience and Documentation team.
In this role, you will create documentation that promotes self-service among users and collaborate with stakeholders from other teams.
What you will do:Take over hands-on writing tasks to maintain our technical documentation.
Produce and update documentation using a docs-as-code workflow based on Git and Markdown.
Proactively collaborate with engineering and product teams to gather implementation details.
Here is a good summary of what we are looking for:Current enrolment in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at a German universityCommitment to a working student role for a minimum duration of 12 monthsAbility to work up to 20 hours per week during the semesterEnglish proficiency at C1 level or higher with clear writing skillsPractical experience writing non-academic documentationProven track record of cross-team collaboration with technical stakeholdersBonus points if you bring:Working knowledge or background in geospatial scienceExperience with markup languages and version control systems Experience with Python, Swagger, and Jupyter notebooksLet us tell you why UP42 is a good choice:Let's disrupt the industry: You get the chance to shape the state-of-the-art geospatial processing platform and create a completely new planetary perspective.
Let's stay flexible: We practice a hybrid work.