Senior Technical Writer
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Emergence SoftwareSoftware Development
Location: US; Secondary Locations: Beaverton, Oregon; Workplace: RemoteFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- C++
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical writing experience for developer-facing software (databases, infrastructure, or application servers).
- Proven ability to understand complex technical systems by reading code and collaborating with engineers.
- Experience documenting APIs, command-line tools, configuration files, and system administration procedures.
- Proficiency with documentation tools like Adobe FrameMaker, DITA, Docusaurus, AsciiDoc, or LaTeX.
- Proficiency creating and editing graphics files (PNG, SVG).
- Comfort working in Linux/Unix environments and reading code in C, C++, Smalltalk, Java, and Python.
- Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple projects.
- Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts.
- Experience documenting database systems, transaction processing platforms, or middleware.
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver production-ready documentation aligned with software release cycles.
- Produce installation guides, administration manuals, API references, programming guides, migration guides, and release notes.
- Translate engineering specifications, code, and interviews into clear, precise prose for developer audiences.
- Audit existing documentation libraries for gaps and execute remediation.
- Establish and enforce documentation standards, style guides, and templates.
- Partner with software engineers and leadership to capture new features and breaking changes.
- Create and maintain customer-facing knowledge base articles, FAQs, and troubleshooting guides.
- Own the documentation toolchain, publishing pipeline, and source control.
- Create and maintain graphics and diagrams (PNG, SVG) to illustrate system architecture.
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