Technical Writer Job at Aptino, Inc. in Mountain View

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Technical Writer to join our AI product team. You’ll be responsible for creating clear, concise, and user-friendly documentation for both internal and external audiences. Your work will include product documentation, API reference material, tutorials, release notes, and developer guides for AI/ML systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and synthesize technical information from engineers, data scientists, and product managers.
• Write, edit, and maintain high-quality documentation: user guides, API docs, integration guides, SDK docs, system architecture overviews, FAQs, and release notes.
• Create tutorials, walkthroughs, and sample code to help users understand how to use features and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, QA, UX, support) to ensure documentation is accurate and aligned with product changes.
• Translate complex technical concepts into content that is clear and accessible to various audiences (developers, non-technical users, business stakeholders).
• Manage documentation versioning, maintain consistency across documents, and ensure timely updates with product releases.
• Review and provide feedback on developer comments, code comments, and technical proposals to improve clarity.
• Work with localization/internationalization teams to produce documentation for global audiences (if applicable).
• Ensure adherence to documentation standards, templates, style guides, and editorial best practices.

Required Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technical Communication, English, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in technical writing, ideally in software, AI/ML, data, or developer tools.
• Strong ability to understand and communicate technical concepts (APIs, machine learning models, data pipelines, architectures).
• Experience writing API reference docs, developer guides, and integration documentation.
• Familiarity with software development practices (version control like Git, code review, agile development).
• Experience with documentation tools and markup languages (e.g. Markdown, reStructuredText, Sphinx, Docusaurus, AsciiDoc).
• Comfort working with engineers, reviewing source code, and extracting technical details to convert to prose.
• Excellent command of English (grammar, clarity, structure).
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple documentation projects.
• Attention to detail, strong editing skills, and consistency in style.

Mountain View, CA $34.00-$44.00 1 week ago