Technical Writer: API & SDK Docs for Microservices & Kafka

Jobtailor; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Amsterdam is seeking a skilled Technical Writer to create and maintain developer documentation across APIs, SDKs, and integrations. You will collaborate with engineering and research teams to ensure accuracy and clarity.

You will document backend architectures, microservices, and event-driven data flows, shaping the developer experience with clear guides and onboarding materials.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a technical writer or documentation engineer.
• Experience creating developer docs (APIs, SDKs, integrations, workflows).
• Hands-on with Docusaurus or similar Docs-as-Code tools.
• Ability to document backend architectures (microservices, event-driven systems).
• Familiar with REST APIs, asynchronous communication, and data models.
• OpenAPI/Swagger experience is a plus.
• Excellent written English; able to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Strong collaboration with engineers, security and product teams.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, with focus on documentation quality and developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain internal and external documentation using Docusaurus among others.
• Write clear and structured: SDK integration guides (mobile and/or backend).
• API documentation and onboarding materials.
• Product documentation for features and workflows.
• Document backend architectures, including: Microservices environments.
• Event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka).
• Data flows and database interactions.
• Collaborate with engineers and researchers to gather and validate technical content.
• Continuously improve documentation structure, usability, and developer experience.

Skills

Technical Writing

API Documentation

Docusaurus

SDK Documentation

Microservices Architecture

Event-Driven Systems

REST APIs

OpenAPI

Data Models

Security & Privacy

Collaboration

Tools

Docusaurus

Swagger/OpenAPI

Docs-as-Code

Kafka

Job description

Jobtailor in Amsterdam is seeking a skilled Technical Writer to create and maintain developer documentation across APIs, SDKs, and integrations. You will collaborate with engineering and research teams to ensure accuracy and clarity.

You will document backend architectures, microservices, and event-driven data flows, shaping the developer experience with clear guides and onboarding materials.