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Cloudsmith · 2 months ago

Lead Technical Writer

Cloudsmith is the world’s most powerful artifact management platform, and they are seeking a Lead Technical Writer to enhance their documentation experience. The role involves owning the documentation content, ensuring clarity and usability, and collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality documentation for their products.

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Responsibilities

Own Cloudsmith’s documentation content, setting standards, refining the information architecture and defining and maintaining publishing workflows
Write and maintain high-quality documentation across product areas, including product guides, tutorials, API references, and release notes
Partner with product managers and engineers to document new features as they ship
Continuously improve discoverability and usability through feedback, analytics, and iteration
Maintain and expand the style guide to help others write clearly and consistently
Create and manage multimedia assets, including screenshots and videos that enhance our documentation and learning experience
Be an informed user of Cloudsmith’s products, features and integrations
Support partner integrations by ensuring partner documentation about Cloudsmith is accurate and complete

Qualification

MarkdownGit-based workflowsTechnical writingDocumentation frameworksAPI documentationContent structureMultimedia asset creationCross-functional collaborationAdaptabilityDetail-oriented

Required

7+ years of experience writing developer-focused documentation for complex products (e.g. APIs, SDKs, DevOps tools, or infrastructure software)
Deep familiarity with Markdown and Git-based workflows. Experience with static site generators or documentation frameworks
Strong understanding of how to structure content for clarity and discoverability
Adept at communicating technical concepts clearly and precisely
Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineers and product managers
Curious, adaptable, and motivated to learn how products work from the inside out

Preferred

Experience building or maintaining documentation systems or style guides
Familiarity with OpenAPI, REST/GraphQL doc generation, or CI/CD pipelines for docs

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Generous annual leave and flexible working policies to suit your lifestyle
Professional development budget for conferences and training
Health and wellbeing benefits along with flexible family-friendly working policies

Company

Cloudsmith

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Cloudsmith is a cloud-native platform that serves as a centralized solution for managing and distributing software assets or artifacts.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$52.05M
Key Investors
TCVMMC VenturesTiger Global Management
2025-03-03Series B· $22.96M
2023-11-28Series A· $11.19M
2021-09-21Series A· $15M

Leadership Team

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Glenn Weinstein
CEO
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