Senior API Documentation Expert
We are Actively Looking for API Writers...
Are you a superb technical writer who loves explaining complex APIs to software developers?
Are you skilled at working with software engineers who create APIs?
Do you have excellent examples of clear API documentation and code samples in your portfolio?
Do you thrive when working with responsible, transparent professionals who love what they do?
We are actively looking for technical writers to fill multiple, immediate assignments for onsite, full-time work in Cupertino, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and other venues in Silicon Valley. If you answered “yes” to these questions, you might be just who we are looking for!
Responsibilities and Duties
As a technical writer assigned to work onsite with our client’s engineering team, you will develop and release technical documentation and education programs that help our client’s engineers become more productive and knowledgeable. You will work closely with world-class software developers and internal software engineering education teams to help define and build next-generation technical documentation, education programs, and tools.
Qualifications and Skills
You must have demonstrable experience creating API documentation and other hard-core technical documents for software developers. Your resume must include:
- 3+ years of experience working effectively with engineering and product management teams as part of a modern software development process (UNIX, GIT, Jira) to produce technical documents or course materials
- Experience reading and understanding source code written in Java, C++, Python, or JavaScript (you must be able to understand written code, and ideally, write new code samples)
- Ability to navigate a complex technical landscape and interact with multiple engineers to assemble classes and documentation
- BA/BS degree in Technical Writing, English, Journalism, Computer Science, or a related field
- Strong familiarity with HTML, CSS, and Markdown
- Strong collaboration and project management skills
- 3 to 5 portfolio examples that demonstrate the above qualifications
- Ability to commute daily to work assignments in Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, and other Silicon Valley communities
- Authorized to work in the United States, and able to pass a background check
Principals only please, no recruiters.
Job Type: Full-time
To Apply
- Email a resume, and writing samples if you have them, to jobs (at) expertsupport.com.
- Sign up for our mailing list. Be sure to check the “Potential Employee” box on the signup page.
- Read “What’s it like working at Expert Support.”
Note that due to the volume of resumes we receive, we can only respond to candidates whose skills are aligned with our current openings. We appreciate hearing from you though, and we’ll keep your resume on file for future possibilities.