Technical Writer

Copytree; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 172,000; Part time

Job summary

Copytree is seeking strong, engaging writers with a hands-on technical background to create content for clients in AI, devtools, data, and security. The role emphasizes human writing, collaboration via Slack, and an mostly asynchronous setup with occasional client meetings.

The ideal candidate has an engineering or product management background with a CS degree, or substantial content/GTM experience in tech who can talk with engineers and PMs to produce developer-focused content.

Qualifications

• Technical writing experience for technical topics (AI, devtools, data, security).
• Ability to translate engineer/PM conversations into clear content.
• Comfortable working with engineers and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Create content for clients in AI, devtools, data and security domains.
• Collaborate with client on Slack; deliver drafts on 1–2 week timelines.
• Peer-edit with other technical writers; avoid AI drafting beyond research use.

Skills

Technical writing

Content writing

Engineering mindset

Education

CS degree

Engineering background

Tools

Slack

Job description

Location: Fully remote

Pay: $90-$125/hour, paid monthly for hours worked the previous month. Non-writing time (meetings, research, etc.) is also paid. 5-10 hours a week minimum availability required, more is great.

Copytree seeks strong, engaging writers with a hands-on technical background to develop content for clients in domains including AI, devtools, data, and security.

Our ideal candidate is either:

• Someone with an engineering or product management background + CS degree, who may or may not have written professionally, but has a passion for writing and educating (maybe keeps a personal blog, was the go-to person for writing their team's communications, has been told they're a great writer, etc.)
• Or someone with a content/GTM background in tech who has done a lot of writing for developer audiences, so even though they may not have formal CS training, they have absorbed enough technical knowledge and intuition that they are very comfortable having conversations with engineers & PMs and translating that into content

Working with Copytree

• Fully remote & mostly async with occasional client meetings
• You'll be staffed on a client team & communicate with the client directly via Slack
• Typically 1-2 week lead time for a piece; sometimes faster timelines or deeper projects
• Peer editing & feedback from other technical writers on your team
• Human writing only: No AI allowed for drafting or outlining, only for research & minimal editing use cases

Compensation

• Paid monthly for hours worked in previous month
• We'll determine a rate based on your experience & interview performance, in the range of $90-$125/hour
• Non-writing time (meetings, research, etc.) is also paid
• 5-10 hours a week minimum availability required, more is great