Staff Technical Writer

Davita Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in enterprise technology is seeking a Staff Technical Writer who understands developers and is experienced in creating documentation for APIs and SDKs. This position involves improving existing content and collaborating with a team in a hybrid office setting located in San Francisco or Seattle. Ideal candidates should have a strong technical background and excellent communication skills to produce high-quality content that meets developer needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience documenting APIs/SDKs.
• Strong understanding of programming languages.
• Demonstrated English writing skills for a developer audience.

Responsibilities

• Create and improve developer content in an Agile environment.
• Ensure quality and consistency in documentation.
• Collaborate with other technical writers.

Skills

Content Strategy

Communication

Writing Skills

Understanding of Programming Languages

Quality Focus

Education

Related Technical Degree

Tools

Git

Perforce

XML

Markdown

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category

Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure

Job Details

About Salesforce

We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.

Staff Technical Writer
Office hybrid in our San Francisco or Seattle office

Do you deeply understand developers as an audience? Are you super excited by using AI-enabled tools to create content? Do you enjoy automation?

Our team is defining the AI-accelerated future of content for Salesforce's code layer. And we'd like you to join us.

We're looking for a technical writer to create the right content for developers with the right tools at the right time. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, improving our existing documentation and reference content, while ensuring quality and consistency. You'll collaborate with a full team of other dev doc writers in an Agile work environment.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience documenting APIs/SDKs
• Strong understanding of one or more programming languages and the ability to accurately read code
• Sophisticated content strategy skills with a deep understanding of developers as customers
• Comfortable use of AI-enabled writing and coding tools
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Demonstrated English writing skills for a developer audience, with writing samples
• A related technical degree required
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Focus on quality and details
• Strong team player

Desired Experience/Skills:

• Experience with object oriented programming: Apex or Java
• Manually writing your own code (not just "vibe" coding)
• Experience with component-based UI development
• Innovative mindset, with a history of process innovation
• Source control software proficiency, such as Git or Perforce
• Strong XML and Markdown skills

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $127,200 to $174,900.For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $138,800 to $190,900.Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.