Senior Technical Writer

Apryse; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apryse is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to craft clear, concise documentation for our SDKs, APIs, and developer guides. You will work with developers and product teams to update content, review code samples, and produce release notes.

The role emphasizes strong technical writing, cross-team collaboration, and AI-assisted documentation approaches. The ideal candidate has 5+ years creating developer-oriented docs, and can translate complex technical topics into accessible guides across

Qualifications

• 5+ years developing developer-focused docs for SDKs and APIs.
• Experience managing large documentation sets and information architecture.
• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, concise documentation.
• Experience testing documentation with code samples and real-world scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Review, update, and maintain developer-focused documentation for software development tools and SDKs.
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to review and update best-in-class technical guides.
• Partner with engineers to enforce a unified documentation style and structure.
• Create and deliver targeted release notes for product updates.
• Gather feedback from stakeholders and developer community to refine documentation.
• Champion Developer Experience best practices and stay current on new technologies.

Skills

APIs and SDKs

OpenAPI/Swagger

Git and GitHub

Docker

CI/CD workflows

Documentation testing

CLI / shell

Cross-functional collaboration

AI-assisted documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or related field

Tools

npm

Maven

Gradle

NuGet

pip

CMake

Job description

The Role: Apryse is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Technical Writer to join our team and help update and create content to make clear, concise, and comprehensive technical documentation for our SDK products. As a Senior Technical Writer, you will be responsible for creating and updating high-quality documentation aimed at developers who leverage Apryse’s SDKs to build critical document processing workflows in their solutions. You will work closely with our development and product teams to understand technical features and review and update draft content, including guides, concept content, and code samples. You’ll also create release notes.

Responsibilities

• Review, update, and maintain clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation for software development tools and SDKs products.
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to review and update best-in-class technical guides that align with product roadmaps and developer needs.
• Partner with engineers to establish and enforce a unified documentation style, ensuring a consistent tone and structure.
• Create and deliver targeted release notes for effective and compelling communication of product updates.
• Gather feedback from stakeholders and the developer community to refine documentation for clarity, usability, and technical accuracy.
• Champion Developer Experience best practices, staying current on new technologies to keep docs relevant and comprehensive.
• Perform content updates based on audit results.
• Test SDK documentation and make updates based on findings.

Desired Skills

• Strong understanding of software development concepts, APIs, and SDKs, with the ability to read and understand code and translate technical concepts into clear developer documentation.
• Experience working across multiple operating systems and platforms, including understanding platform, architecture, runtime, and native dependency requirements.
• Familiarity with package managers and build tools, such as npm, Maven, Gradle, NuGet, pip, or CMake.
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub and experience navigating source code, repositories, branches, pull requests, releases, and sample applications.
• Working knowledge of command-line tools and shell environments for installing, configuring, building, running, and troubleshooting SDK applications.
• Understanding of API specifications and documentation technologies, such as OpenAPI/Swagger, JSON Schema, Javadoc, or language-specific API reference tools.
• Ability to test and validate documentation and code samples by building and running SDK applications and verifying expected results.
• Working knowledge of debugging and troubleshooting, with the ability to investigate common errors, logs, configuration issues, and dependency problems.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized development and a general understanding of CI/CD and server deployment workflows.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with software engineers, architects, product managers, and developer experience teams to understand SDK behavior and produce accurate, developer-focused documentation.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted documentation and automation, including using AI tools to research, draft, review, and maintain technical content and streamline documentation workflows.
• Understanding of AI-ready documentation, including structured and machine-readable content, semantic search, RAG, and approaches for making documentation discoverable and usable by AI tools and agents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of relevant experience developing documentation with a developer audience, including SDK and API documentation.
• Experience managing large and complex documentation sets and developing well-structured and effective information architecture.
• Ability to understand complex technical topics and translate them into easy-to-understand documentation.