Sr. Technical Writer | $80/hr Max
AboutThe JobMercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. We are hiring a Technical Writer on a Contract basis to produce high‑quality, developer‑focused documentation for our AI research APIs. The role is remote, 30+ hours per week, for approximately 6 weeks with a pay range of $50–$80 per hour. Qualifications• 5+ years of experience in technical writing or developer documentation roles.• Strong proficiency with OpenAPI/Swagger, Markdown, and static site generators. • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD workflows, and link‑checking tools. • Experience documenting SDKs, APIs, CLI tools, or developer‑facing UIs. • Attention to detail in writing, syntax, and formatting. • Ability to write concise, developer‑focused documentation with minimal supervision. Responsibilities• Import and validate OpenAPI specifications to ensure syntax and schema completeness. • Write human‑readable descriptions for endpoints, parameters, requests, and responses.• Create realistic usage examples and annotate rate limits, pagination, and authentication behavior. • Generate and deploy HTML reference documentation using static site generators like Docusaurus and MkDocs. • Review and categorize release changes from Git logs and issue trackers into user‑friendly notes. • Test and verify code samples, Markdown syntax, and internal/external links in documentation pull requests. • Troubleshoot and resolve documentation build failures via CI/CD pipelines and local environment testing.• Update knowledge base articles for accuracy post‑product changes, including screenshots and version information. Compensation & Legal• Independent contractor arrangement. • Paid weekly via Stripe Connect. Application Process• Submit your resume. • Complete a domain expertise interview and a short form. Resources & Support• Interview process details:• Support: [email protected] Apply tot his job