Job Description

Join us as a Technical Writer


The role of the technical writer is varied and requires interaction across many engineering and product teams, a typical day would include;

Advocating for clients and end users to ensure that their needs are anticipated and can be served by Boxed documentation Creating, writing and editing technical API documentation as well as user manuals, software documentation, instructional guides and product guides Collaborating with feature teams to review and/or create draft documentation and revise existing documentation for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to industry standards Researching and gathering information from subject matter experts (e.g. Product Owners/Managers, architects etc), feature teams, and existing resources to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness of documentation Collaborating with tech writers and content team to adhere to and maintain consistency with other Boxed content/channels Spending time with product owners, product managers, engineers, and architects to stay up-to-date with product updates, changes, and developments

The skills you'll need

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Experience as a technical writer in a tech organisation, preparing documentation within end to end delivery/go-to-market processes Passion for creating great documentation that can serve a variety of end user personas and their respective learning objectives Solid understanding of technical concepts such as API specifications and the ability to grasp complex ideas quickly Excellent command over language, grammar, and technical writing conventions to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner, including translating technical jargon into user-friendly content Deep understanding of client and end user documentation needs for various personas, and the ability to represent their needs to internal teams to drive quality and comprehensive documentation Driven to continuously improve processes and ways of working whilst also maintaining the balance of delivering against immediate objectives Curious and self driven to learn how products or platform capabilities work

Addition useful experience would include:

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Experience in software engineering, test engineering, dev ops favourable Experience of working with agile tool sets such as JIRA and confluence * Knowledge of Financial Services as a sector and/or SAAS