Databricks · 1 week ago
Staff Technical Writer, Platform
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$134K/yr - $188K/yr
6+ years expDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that empowers data teams to tackle complex challenges. The Staff Technical Writer will create user-focused documentation to assist data scientists, engineers, and analysts in utilizing Databricks effectively.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with engineers and product managers to develop effective, customer-focused documentation
Collaborate closely with customer-facing technical staff (support engineers, solutions architects, developer relations) on best practices, onboarding material, and other scenario-based guidance
Guide the development of an information architecture that organizes content around customer use cases
Use data to develop insights that drive planning, prioritization, and improvements
Qualification
Required
6+ years of documenting sophisticated technologies for developers and software engineers, or similar work experience
Ability to work in person in either our Bay Area or Seattle area offices
Enthusiastic about the investigative side of technical writing: skilled at tracking down elusive details and transforming them into clear, useful information for the customer
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Expertise in technical writing tools and style: maintaining a consistent voice, a clear and engaging tone, and a solid grasp of grammar and usage rules
Experience working with data products, cloud computing, and SQL
Demonstrated understanding of information architecture concepts and how to apply them to a constantly changing website
Proven project management skills
Proficiency in Markdown-style formats with Git and GitHub
Experience using data and customer feedback to drive decision-making
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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