Technical Writer - Developer Documentation

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 159,000 - 169,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. This hourly remote contract role involves reviewing AI-generated developer-facing writing and evaluating CLI help text, error messages, and API references for accuracy.

The position offers flexible, remote work with a commitment of 5 hours per day and compensation of $80–$85 per hour. Applicants should have a track record of leading developer documentation at a major tech company.

Qualifications

• Led developer documentation at a major tech company.
• Comfortable writing or evaluating CLI help, error messages and API references.

Responsibilities

• Review paired AI-generated developer-facing writing against client briefs.
• Evaluate CLI help text, error messages and API reference docs for accuracy.
• Select samples or flag ties and provide a one-line reason with tags.
• Clear a calibration gate against a known-answer test set before live data.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines with high quality outputs.

Skills

CLI help

API references

Error messages

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Technical Writer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80–$85/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 5 hours/day

Role Responsibilities

• Review paired AI-generated developer-facing writing against a client's task brief and writing guide.
• Evaluate CLI help text, error messages, and API reference documentation for technical accuracy.
• Select preferred samples or flag ties and provide a one-line reason with supporting tags.
• Clear a calibration gate against a known-answer test set before moving to live data.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while ensuring high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Led developer documentation at a major tech company.
• Comfortable writing or evaluating CLI help, error messages, and API references.

Preferred

• Prior experience rating AI-generated writing.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]

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