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Technical Writer, Docs Content

Technical WriterTechnical WriterFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2010H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

2 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglishJavaNode.jsPHPPythonRubyGo

Job Description

Technical Writer, Docs Content

Stripe

• Document Stripe products, including conceptual overviews, task-based guides, APIs, and tutorials for different products • Maintain content quality through curation, user feedback, and content performance analysis • Work alongside our developers, product teams, and support engineers to ensure content expertise and documentation accuracy • Deliver results in a dynamic work environment with plenty of autonomy • Push Stripe docs forward by dreaming up and implementing new ways to deliver, author, analyze, and interact with technical content

Job Requirements

  • 4+ years of technical writing experience
  • Able to collaborate, partner with, and learn from other skilled tech writers
  • Proficient in HTML and Markdown
  • Conversant with Git and VSCode
  • Adept at communicating technical concepts clearly and precisely
  • Experience with backend languages like Ruby, Go, Python, PHP, Node, or Java (preferred)
  • Experience with large information architecture projects (preferred)
  • Experience balancing multiple product launches (preferred)
  • Experience working with a team of technical writers (preferred)

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Stock options
  • Flexible work arrangements

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