Remote Lead Technical Writer - Docs, API & AI

First American; California (MO); Remote; USD 98,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

First American is seeking a Lead Technical Writer to elevate developer experience by expanding technical documentation and docs as code practices across product and engineering teams.

You will shape information architecture, create API docs, and pioneer AI-assisted documentation while collaborating across teams to ensure accurate, scalable knowledge.

This is a remote role within the United States with a competitive pay range and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of technical writing or developer documentation experience.
• Exceptional writing and information architecture skills.
• Experience with Docs as Code, Git-based workflows, and automated publishing.
• API documentation experience and OpenAPI familiarity.
• Experience applying AI to documentation workflows.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Guide and execute our documentation strategy and roadmap.
• Advance Docs as Code standards and workflows.
• Shape information architecture for better discovery and usage.
• Coach teams to own and contribute documentation effectively.
• Create and improve API documentation for internal and external users.
• Evolve AI-assisted documentation practices and knowledge workflows.
• Drive measurable improvements in developer experience using data and feedback.
• Build trusted relationships across teams to embed documentation ownership.

Skills

Technical writing

Information architecture

Docs as Code

AI in documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git workflows

OpenAPI

Vale tooling

Job description

First American is seeking a Lead Technical Writer to elevate developer experience by expanding technical documentation and docs as code practices across product and engineering teams.

You will shape information architecture, create API docs, and pioneer AI-assisted documentation while collaborating across teams to ensure accurate, scalable knowledge.

This is a remote role within the United States with a competitive pay range and comprehensive benefits.