Technical Writer

Nametag; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Comprehensive health benefits

Remote-first

Flexible PTO

Quarterly team off-sites

New MacBook and equipment

Job summary

Nametag is seeking a Technical Writer to own our documentation for customers. You will write user manuals, API guides, release notes, and FAQs to help users navigate our software.

In a fast-moving security-focused B2B SaaS environment, you’ll collaborate with engineering and product leadership, ensure style guide consistency, and continuously improve our docs based on user feedback and feature updates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years turning complex processes into clear documentation.
• Experience applying UX principles to article layout.
• Experience in fast-paced software development cycles.
• Knowledge documenting APIs with HTML/CSS/JavaScript or Python.
• Bonus: security, identity, or B2B SaaS experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain user manuals, API guides, release notes, and online help FAQs.
• Follow and maintain company style guides for consistency.
• Review existing documentation and update with new feature changes.
• Analyze customer feedback to improve guides and measure usefulness.
• Audit systems by testing software to verify accuracy of steps.

Skills

Documentation

UX concepts

Software development

API docs

Security knowledge

Tools

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Python

Job description

Technical Writer

Remote, US

About Nametag

Nametag is building the future of secure digital identity. Our mission is to protect every human identity to restore trust in the AI era. We bring workforce-grade identity verification into the enterprise to verify the human behind accounts and critical actions. Today, global enterprises use Nametag across their workforce to prevent social engineering and deepfake impersonation attacks.

The Role

We’re looking for a Technical Writer to own Nametag’s technical documentation for customers to You will write user manuals, step-by-step instructions, and FAQs so our users can use our software with ease

This is a hands-on, high-impact role. You’ll work closely with engineering and product leadership to make critical decisions about how we guide our customers, and then execute on them. If you’ve thrived in fast-moving environments and care deeply about process documentation and customer experience, we’d love to meet you.

What you’ll do

Create and Maintain User Documentation

Write user manuals, API guides, release notes, and online help FAQs.

Follow and maintain company style guides to ensure consistent messaging across all documents.

Review existing documentation regularly to fix errors and add new feature updates.

Analyze feedback

Use customer support data to improve confusing parts of the guides.

Track page views and user ratings to measure document helpfulness.

Audit systems

Test software directly to ensure the accuracy of the steps written in the manuals.

What You Bring

Work authorization required: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future need for visa sponsorship.

You do not need to match every bullet. We care most about strong judgment and process documentation ownership.

• 5 years of experience turning complex processes into simple documentation.
• Understanding user experience principles to layout articles intuitively.
• Experience working within fast-paced software development cycles and sprints.
• Knowledge of languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or Python to document APIs.
• Bonus Points:Experience working in a security, identity, or B2B SaaS environment.

What we value

• Fast technical learning and curiosity about identity security.
• Kindness, integrity, and high trust—our core operating principles.
• Bias for action: iterate quickly and ship pragmatic solutions.

Compensation & perks

• Competitive salary meaningful equity.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision.
• Remote-first with flexible PTO.
• Annual team off-sites.
• New MacBook and home-office equipment.

What We Value

• Intellectual horsepower. Quickly grasping complex technical and business concepts.
• Kindness and integrity. Earning trust is central to how we build relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Bias for action. We move quickly to deliver impact and protect our customers against fast-moving threats.
• Ownership mindset. You care about uptime and stability the way a founder cares about the product.

Culture & Perks

At Nametag, we believe trust starts with how we treat each other. We’re a remote-first team that values autonomy, inclusivity, and collaboration, with regular in-person time to stay connected and innovate together.

• Remote-first: Work from anywhere in the US. Our team spans Seattle, San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Denver, New York City, and beyond.
• Off-sites: We bring the team together once per quarter for in-person collaboration, often off-site in new places.
• Flexible schedules: Work in your own time zone; we align key meetings across a shared window.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity ownership
• Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Flexible paid time off
• Quarterly team off-sites and travel support
• New computer hardware and equipment
• An inclusive environment where your voice has impact and your work drives change