API Developer Portal & Documentation Engineer jobs in United States
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Vertiv · 14 hours ago

API Developer Portal & Documentation Engineer

Vertiv is a global critical infrastructure and data center technology company, dedicated to ensuring customers' vital applications run continuously. They are seeking an API Developer Portal & Documentation Engineer to lead the design and implementation of a centralized API documentation experience, ensuring all APIs are clearly documented and aligned with governance standards.

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Responsibilities

Portal Design & Deployment: Architect and implement a unified API developer portal using platforms such as SwaggerHub, Redoc, or GitHub Pages—supporting modular documentation aligned with product and domain-specific API subsets
API Documentation Ownership: Write, maintain, and publish OpenAPI specifications, usage tutorials, onboarding guides, and integration how-tos for internal and external developers
Content Governance & Quality Control: Establish and enforce documentation style guides, reusable templates, and governance checklists to ensure API documentation across teams remains consistent, compliant, and up-to-date
Developer Enablement & Tooling: Enable real-time testing via "Try It Out" API consoles, SDK generation, and build sample applications or Postman collections to accelerate adoption and integration
Feedback & Iterative Improvement: Actively engage with developers and internal stakeholders to collect feedback, track documentation pain points, and continuously evolve the portal and content experience

Qualification

OpenAPI/SwaggerRESTful APIsPostmanGitHubTechnical CommunicationVisual CommunicationHTMLCSSJavaScriptCommunity ManagementCollaborationDocumentation Strategies

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Technical Communication, or a related field
3+ years documenting RESTful APIs and managing developer portals or platforms
Strong experience working with OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, and version control tools (e.g., GitHub)
Excellent writing and visual communication skills tailored for technical audiences
Ability to collaborate closely with engineers to extract and articulate accurate technical details
Familiarity with publishing workflows and structured documentation strategies

Preferred

Familiarity with non-REST APIs, such as GraphQL, gRPC, or event-driven models (AsyncAPI)
Experience managing developer communities, forums, or third-party support channels
Basic understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for portal customization

Company

Vertiv designs, builds and services critical infrastructure that enables vital applications for data centers and industrial facilities.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.24B
Key Investors
Starboard ValuePlatinum Equity
2022-10-20Post Ipo Equity
2020-02-10Post Ipo Equity· $1.24B
2020-02-10IPO

Leadership Team

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Giordano Albertazzi
Chief Executive Officer
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Peter Lambrecht
Vice President Sales EMEA
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