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- Seeking a meticulous and creative technical writer for a freelance engagement in Albuquerque, New Mexico! Our team is expanding its reach in delivering crystal-clear documentation for our sophisticated API platform. You will translate intricate system functionalities into digestible user-friendly guides, enhancing the onboarding journey for new developers and refining the understanding for our existing user base. **Role Responsibilities**: 1. Transform complex technical jargon into concise and accurate documentation for our APIs, SDKs, and associated tools. Your contributions will make our tech accessible! 2. Collaborate closely with our engineering and product teams to gather comprehensive information and ensure up-to-date, precise technical literature. 3. Craft user-centric documentation, tutorials, and FAQs that preemptively address common user queries and hurdles. This is about paving a smooth path. 4. Sustain a dynamic documentation repository, consistently revising content to reflect evolving product features and user input. 5. Take ownership of formatting, structuring, and upholding a uniform style guide for all technical materials. Standardization fosters usability. 6. Participate in code reviews and system testing to gain deep understanding of product functionality, thereby ensuring alignment between code and documentation. **A Fitting Profile Includes**: * Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, software development lifecycles, and common programming languages (like Python, Java, JavaScript). * An illustrative history in authoring developer documentation, user manuals, or white papers in the technology industry. * Proven knack for elucidating intricate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. * Familiarity with documentation tooling and platforms such as Sphinx, Confluence, or Gitbook. * Impeccable attention to detail and a resolve for impeccable grammar and style. * Bonus credentials for contributions to open-source projects or demonstrable expertise in a specialized domain like cloud computing, AI, or cybersecurity. **What This Role Offers**: * Flexible hours: Create your own schedule, working remotely in Albuquerque * Impactful engagements: See your documentation improve our API adoption. Increase usability, adoption and developer retention. * Skill Development: Working with cutting-edge tech strengthens technical knowledge. * Competitive project rates. Rates are determined upon skills and experience, and negotiated on a per-project basis Our agile tech environment requires a proactive communicator capable of working independently with a collaborative bent. If your skillset dovetails with our requirements and your commitment aligns with our documentation ambitions, we look forward to reading your credentials. Your words can make a difference in tech! The ideal candidate should have some experience in and knowledge of some of the more prominent locations of ABQ such as Old Town and Nob Hill.Albuquerque, NMHybridFreelance$40-$60/hrTechnical & Web Content19 days ago