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:
- Transform complex technical jargon into concise and accurate documentation for our APIs, SDKs, and associated tools. Your contributions will make our tech accessible!
- Collaborate closely with our engineering and product teams to gather comprehensive information and ensure up-to-date, precise technical literature.
- Craft user-centric documentation, tutorials, and FAQs that preemptively address common user queries and hurdles. This is about paving a smooth path.
- Sustain a dynamic documentation repository, consistently revising content to reflect evolving product features and user input.
- Take ownership of formatting, structuring, and upholding a uniform style guide for all technical materials. Standardization fosters usability.
- 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.