API Documentation Writer for Developer Tools

Bloomberg; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401(k) match

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Bloomberg’s Product Documentation and User Assistance group seeks a technical writer to create API documentation for Bloomberg’s developer clients, including quick starts, conceptual explanations, tutorials, installation guides, and tech specs.

You will drive the scope and direction of deliverables, manage projects independently, and participate in setting authoring requirements for the engineers who build our CMS and authoring tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical writing for a developer audience, including API docs.
• Deep knowledge of API documentation best practices.
• Ability to read and understand programming languages (preferably Python) and test code samples.
• Strong writing style for a client audience with flexible tone.
• Ability to switch voices for developers and business decision makers.
• Proven project management skills with multiple timelines.
• Experience maintaining large documentation and content structures.
• Track record of collaborating with staff at all levels.
• Drive to build skills across technical and financial domains.

Responsibilities

• Research, write, and iterate on client-facing API documentation for an evolving product.
• Organize content to foreground essential information for readers.
• Adhere to style guidelines and extend them for bespoke content.
• Manage a high volume of projects with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Leverage API experience to evolve writing styles and tools, including AI.

Skills

API documentation

Technical writing

Python familiarity

Content strategy

Project management

Tools

DITA

HTML

Markdown

Git workflows

Job description

Bloomberg’s Product Documentation and User Assistance group seeks a technical writer to create API documentation for Bloomberg’s developer clients, including quick starts, conceptual explanations, tutorials, installation guides, and tech specs.

You will drive the scope and direction of deliverables, manage projects independently, and participate in setting authoring requirements for the engineers who build our CMS and authoring tools.