Technical Writer, Technical Infrastructure Systems Software

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience creating content for technical audiences (e.g., developer documentation, Computer Science course material, or IT administration playbooks).
• Experience with word processing software, including following templates, applying styles, and formatting documents.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in researching and writing documentation for developers, Development Operations, and Information Technology Operations and experience with software development methodologies.
• Experience writing for the web and knowledge of g3doc/markdown/Google docs.
• Ability to understand source code (e.g., C++, Go, Java, and Python).
• Ability to work in a fluid environment along with excellent communication skills.

About the job:

Technical writers communicate complex information clearly, concisely and accurately, and without relying on jargon. As a technical writer, your role involves tasks such as writing conceptual overviews and procedures, reading and writing example code, or updating help center queries and FAQs. Technical writers play a big part at Google. They are a key link between developers, marketing associates, developer advocates, as well as all the external users and developers, tying together many vital but disparate parts of the Google ecosystem.

You develop complex, in-depth communications for internal and external audiences and manage projects that involve coordinating multiple junior writers.

The team is looking for an experienced technical writer to assist in developing software documentation to support Google's expanding infrastructure needs. You will work with software engineers, technical project managers, and other technical writers to create documentation to support Technical Infrastructure (TI) and Cloud software projects.

Responsibilities:

• Write technical documentation for researchers, application developers, software engineers, and manufacturers.
• Work with engineers to write concept documents, design specifications, how-to guides, deployment/installation guides, software test specifications, and software administration guides.
• Write, publish, and maintain documentation.
• Edit, clarify, and proofread documents written by others, and coach non-writers on ways to improve their writing skills.
• Conduct audience analysis and cater documentation deliverables to the audience’s needs.