Technical Writer/Developer Writer - Contract

Sigma; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Technical Writer/Developer Writer to transform complex technical concepts into clear documentation for developers and admins. This 6-month contract role involves collaboration with various teams and offers potential conversion to full-time. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in technical writing and proficiency in SQL, Python, and JavaScript. Join a dynamic team focused on creating high-quality content and improving documentation culture.

Benefits

Equity

Generous health benefits

Flexible time off policy

Paid bonding time for new parents

Traditional and Roth 401k

Commuter and FSA benefits

Lunch Program

Dog friendly office

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise software technical writing experience.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and JavaScript.
• Exceptional written and spoken communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of technical guidance for developers and admins.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to produce effective documentation.
• Create sample applications and tutorials for product features.

Skills

SQL

Python

JavaScript

Communication

Time Management

Tools

Markdown

Version Control Systems

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About The Role

We are looking for a technically skilled and developer-focused writer to join the Sigma technical writing team and play a key role in transforming complex technical concepts into comprehensive, effective documentation for our customer developer and admin audiences. Your natural curiosity, resourcefulness, and adaptability will be your greatest assets. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who can seamlessly manage multiple tasks, communicate effectively, and excel in our fast-paced environment.

About The Role

We are looking for a technically skilled and developer-focused writer to join the Sigma technical writing team and play a key role in transforming complex technical concepts into comprehensive, effective documentation for our customer developer and admin audiences. Your natural curiosity, resourcefulness, and adaptability will be your greatest assets. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who can seamlessly manage multiple tasks, communicate effectively, and excel in our fast-paced environment.

In this role, you will actively engage with technical pods, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Engineering, and Design teams throughout the entire product development lifecycle. You will be pivotal in crafting documentation that supports engineering teams releasing updates frequently. Your proactive identification of documentation gaps and commitment to improving our documentation culture will be instrumental in creating exceptional resources for our customers.

This is a 6 month contract position based in our San Francisco or New York office (hybrid, 4 days a week in office). This position offers the potential for conversion to a full-time role upon the successful completion of the contract period, based on performance and business needs.

What You Will Be Doing

• Take ownership of an existing set of technical guidance aimed at developers and admins implementing Sigma's software and use data, feedback from customer-facing teams, and your judgment to rearchitect it for quality and effectiveness.
• Work closely with the development team (including engineers, designers, and product managers) throughout the development process to understand features and functionality at the level of a subject matter expert and produce clear and effective customer-facing documentation and release notes.
• Explore and validate product features through rigorous testing, sharing insights with the team.
• Create and maintain sample applications that integrate with developer- and admin-focused product features and use them to create code samples and step-by-step tutorials.
• Collaborate with engineering teams in github by submitting and reviewing pull requests in both engineering and documentation repositories.
• Develop visually captivating, dynamic documentation that includes diagrams, screenshots, and other visual aids.
• Work collaboratively and closely with other writers to ensure consistent and cohesive content, style, and messaging.
• Develop value driven materials that articulate practical use cases and demonstrate the benefits of key features, bridging functionality with real world application.
  
  
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of enterprise software technical writing experience requiring self-sufficiency and autonomy in day-to-day responsibilities.
• Established technical documentation expertise in API reference and developer documentation.
• Proficiency with SQL, Python, and JavaScript.
• Exceptional written and spoken communication skills, emphasizing clarity and usability for developer and admin audiences.
• Experience writing use-case based documentation that demonstrates product benefits and integration opportunities to technical audiences.
• Hands-on approach to understanding complex technology and products.
• Outstanding time management skills, with ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in using documentation tools and software, such as content management systems (preferably Markdown-based), version control systems, and other relevant writing and publishing tools.
• Writing samples that showcase your ability to help developers successfully use a technically complex product to meet their goals.
  
  
  

What We Offer You

• A team of extraordinarily talented peers who are dedicated to the craft of creating high-quality, customer-pleasing content.
• Opportunities to influence our style and standards, and participate in lively discussions about how to best present our content to users.
• Opportunities to participate in developer evangelism and build out Sigma's community.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment.
  
  
  

Additional Job Details

The pay range for this position is $55/hr - $75/hr per hour.

About Us

Sigma is the only cloud analytics and business intelligence tool empowering business teams to break free from the confines of the dashboard, explore data for themselves, and make better, faster decisions. The award-winning software was built to capitalize on the performance power of cloud data warehouses to combine data sources and analyze billions of rows of data instantly via an intuitive, spreadsheet-like interface – no coding required.

Since launching with its unique interface, Sigma Computing has added features such as collaboration tools and embedded analytics capabilities. The most recent product launch included a set of AI tools such as forecasting capabilities, an AI copilot and a notebook interface for users who prefer a code-first environment.

Sigma announced its $200M in Series D financing in May 2024, to continue transforming BI through its innovations in AI infrastructure, data application development, enterprise-wide collaboration, and business user adoption. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital co-led the Series D funding round, with additional participation from a group of past investors including Snowflake Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures.The Series D funding, raised at a valuation 60% higher than the company’s Series C round three years ago, promises to further accelerate Sigma’s growth.

Come join us!

Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees

• Equity
• Generous health benefits
• Flexible time off policy. Take the time off you need!
• Paid bonding time for all new parents
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Commuter and FSA benefits
• Lunch Program
• Dog friendly office
  
  
  

Sigma Computing is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow.

Note: We have an in-office work environment in all our offices in SF, NYC, and London.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Software Development

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