Senior Engineering Content Writer - Ship Tough Tech Stories

Hercules; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 250,000; Full time

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Job summary

Hercules is seeking a senior or staff level Content Writer to collaborate with engineers on our engineering blog. You will write about the toughest technical challenges, the systems we build, and the decisions behind them. A strong portfolio for an engineering audience is required.

You will identify stories by engaging with engineers, reading internal docs, and exploring our product and codebase. Shipping is central to our culture.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of excellent writing for engineering audiences required.
• Ability to read code, understand system architecture, and explain tradeoffs clearly.
• Strong interviewing skills to uncover details and learnings.
• Rigorous research and ability to interpret technical results.

Responsibilities

• Write technical content for Hercules' engineering blog.
• Find stories by spending time with engineers and exploring products and codebase.
• Publish frequently and help ship posts across the team with diagrams and code examples.
• Co-write and edit posts with engineers, turning rough notes into polished articles.

Skills

Technical writing

Read code

Interviewing

Research & analysis

Editorial judgment

AI native

Job description

Hercules is seeking a senior or staff level Content Writer to collaborate with engineers on our engineering blog. You will write about the toughest technical challenges, the systems we build, and the decisions behind them. A strong portfolio for an engineering audience is required.

You will identify stories by engaging with engineers, reading internal docs, and exploring our product and codebase. Shipping is central to our culture.