API Technical Writer

Overview

Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)

Skills

Technical Writer
API
MadCap Flare
Documentation
Rest Postman

Job Details

Hi,

 

Job Title: API Technical Writer

Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA (100% Remote)

Job Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Duties:

  • Write API documentation for API users, such as API reference docs and developer guides.
  • Keep an emphasis on the documentation that is technically accurate and brings clarity for even complex processes.
  • Review documents were written by developers / PMs for a particular API and suggest changes / seek clarity to externalize the same documents.
  • Supplement developer documentation with relevant sample code to reduce grounds-up efforts of external developers.
  • Develop and use all types of content types (workflows/process schematics / instructional videos/developer consoles) to simplify the user's understanding of the Open API's.
  • Be the first to respond to developer queries on API forums and put effort to resolve the issue yourself, without needing to check with the core development organization.
  • Use your extensive knowledge of the needs of developers and pass this feedback internally to develop the next set of Open APIs.

 

Skills:

  • 5+ years’ experience.
  • 8+ years' experience in technical documentation, and/or developer outreach/technology partner management roles preferred.
  • Knowledge of tools such as Visio and MadCap Flare preferred.
  • Experience using Git to manage asynchronous collaboration across large teams
  • Experience with authoring documentation in Markdown is core.

 

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, technical writing, or equivalent experience.

 

Required Skills: 

  • API
  • DOCUMENTATION
  • GIT
  • OPERATIONS
  • TECHNICAL WRITER

 

Additional Skills:

  • VISIO
  • SCHEMATICS
  • TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Himanshu Verma

Sr. Technical Recruiter

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