Compose.ly · 23 hours ago

Senior Technical Writer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Keep pace with product development teams, using style guidance to produce industry-leading API and programming content that flows logically and tells a cohesive story.

Collaborate closely with product engineering, product management, integration teams, and other internal stakeholders to create user-centric API documentation and programming guides.

Qualification

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API DocumentationSDK DocumentationTechnical WritingMarkdownHTMLSwaggerJavaGoPythonTypescriptOpenAPIAgile EnvironmentUser-Centric PerspectiveWriting PortfolioCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher (ideally in English, technical communications, computer science, or a similar field)

3+ years of experience as a technical writer for a developer audience at an Agile software company

Proven experience writing detailed, user-centric API and programming documentation in a fast-paced environment

Exceptional ability to grasp and communicate interrelationships between topics, presenting information hierarchically in a logical, meaningful, and consistent manner

A user-focused perspective backed by experience and technical accuracy

Proficiency in Markdown or another markup language, like HTML, and Swagger

Knowledge of one or more programming languages (Java, Go, Python, Typescript) and OpenAPI

Ability to handle and prioritize multiple focus areas and tasks while maintaining a high-velocity and high-quality output

Commitment to adhering to documented standards and styles

Enthusiasm for cross-functional collaboration with people at all levels of an organization

Ability to work in US time zones (ideally Central Standard Time)

A strong writing portfolio demonstrating some or all of these skills