API Technical Writer

Job Description:

• Fluent in authoring API reference documents and developer guides that help empower others to create innovative new business applications
• Capable of crafting content that is as technically sound as it is clear and concise
• Attuned to the differences between all methods in the REST architectural style
• Willing to experiment with new ways to organize and deliver content online
• Autonomous and comfortable juggling multiple, overlapping, and, at times, competing priorities
• Comfortable forging relationships with geographically dispersed development and product teams
• No stranger to the Atlassian suite and Content Management Systems (CMS)

Job Responsibilities

• Adept at producing concise, high-quality documentation that maximizes online visual spaces
• Highly skilled grammarian who can write within established style guidelines
• Experience with Swagger/OpenAPI Specification
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, plus sharp attention to detail
• Capable of establishing and evolving documentation review processes for groups of APIs prioritized for inclusion on internal and external developer portals
• Visual thinker who can create and maintain standards for technical diagrams and illustrations intended for API docs
• Comfortable occasionally writing developer-facing support text and organizing and editing internal Confluence pages and tech papers
• Accustomed to high-tech environments and working with cross-functional product development, management, and design teams.
• Writing samples that demonstrate.
• Experience drafting REST/RESTful APIs
• Working knowledge of markdown languages
• Able to grasp source code, architecture diagrams, and more
• Process-oriented and accustomed to Agile work environments and a start-up pace to projects

Education: Bachelor's or Master s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

GlobalLogic estimates the starting pay range for this role to be performed remotely and the salary range will be $105,000/yr to $110,000/yr and reflects base salary only. This pay range is provided as a good faith estimate, and the amount offered may be higher or lower. GlobalLogic takes many factors into consideration in making an offer, including candidate qualifications, work experience, operational needs, travel and onsite requirements, internal peer equity, prevailing wage, responsibilities, and other market and business considerations.