Technical Writer – Contract

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October 11

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $40 - $50 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🔏 Technical Writer

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Sift

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Aerospace • Transportation • Defense

Sift is a unified observability platform designed for modern machines, specializing in data ingestion, storage, visualization, and review tailored for the complexities of hardware telemetry. It provides code-free insights and streamlines data management across the hardware lifecycle, critical for industries such as aerospace, transportation, and defense. Sift accelerates mission-critical engineering by simplifying telemetry processes, allowing organizations to focus on innovation and efficiency while leveraging real-time data insights.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🚀 Aerospace

📋 Description

• Write and maintain user-facing documentation, including tutorials, API references, and how-to guides. • Collaborate with engineers and product managers to ensure accuracy and clarity in all technical content. • Apply and uphold standards from the Google Documentation Style Guide and Diátaxis framework. • Use GitHub flow and version control best practices to manage documentation updates. • Continuously improve structure, navigation, and discoverability across the documentation site. • Translate technical details into clear explanations that help engineers onboard quickly and use Sift effectively.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, English, Computer Science, or Engineering. • 2+ years of experience in technical writing, preferably in software, developer tools, or technology-driven industries. • Experience working with gRPC APIs, including documenting service definitions, message structures, and best practices for client/server integration. • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with software development workflows, APIs, and modern engineering tools. • Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining documentation such as API references, user manuals, tutorials, and technical specifications. • Strong command of documentation and markup tools such as Markdown, Material for MkDocs, FumaDocs, Docusaurus, or Mintlify. • Hands-on experience with documentation tools such as Git/GitHub. • Deep understanding of documentation frameworks such as the Google Developer Documentation Style Guide and the Diátaxis framework. • Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and marketing teams. • Strong execution mindset: organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple documentation projects under changing requirements and deadlines.