Engineering Technical Writer | Twitter, Inc. | San Francisco, CA

Engineering Technical Writer | Twitter, Inc. | San Francisco, CA

Engineering Technical Writer

Software Engineering | San Francisco, CA

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Twitter is looking for skilled and tech-savvy writers to document its rapidly evolving services. As an Engineering Technical Writer you will work in a high-energy, evolving environment. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and other subject matter experts to learn complex technical information and present it in a readable, consistent, and accurate manner.

Depending on your skills and interests, you’ll work on systems documentation, new Engineering hire guides, organizing existing material, designing courses for internal transfers and new hires, and/or writing external API documentation for Twitter’s developer community.

Responsibilities

Write technical documentation for Twitter’s internal and external developer audience, such as:

• API reference, developer, and architecture guides.
• Organize and update these and other already existing documents as needed.
• Create and update architecture and component diagrams from whiteboard presentations.
• Write sample code, technical papers, blogs, and more.
• Have a clear, concise, and informative writing style.

Requirements

• 5 years work experience researching and writing complex documentation for developers (SDKs, APIs, developer and reference guides).
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, under-specified environment.
• Can identify high priority documentation needs with respect to both writing and organization.
• Knowledge of programming and/or Internet concepts, paradigms, and technologies.
• Ability to read source code (preferably any of Scala, Java, Javascript, Python, Ruby or C).

Useful Additional Qualifications

• Familiarity with writing Wiki-based documentation.
• Use of graphical tools such OmniGraffle, Visio, or Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience with teaching technical courses (informally or formally) or training course development.
• Able to write basic code.
• Active Twitter user.

 

 

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