Senior Technical Writer, API Docs

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About the role

  • Technical Writer for API documentation at Addepar, a global data platform for investment professionals. Focus on leveraging AI tools and creating high-impact documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Take full ownership of developers.addepar.com, performing regular audits to ensure every endpoint and guide is accurate and functional.
  • Create high-impact documentation for new features, consolidate redundant information, and proactively archive deprecated content to reduce technical debt.
  • Rigorously test API documentation against live environments to verify accuracy, ensuring code snippets and examples work as intended.
  • Evaluate and implement strategies to leverage AI and automation tools that keep content updated in real-time.
  • Become the internal expert on ReadMe’s suite of AI tools. Implement best practices for automated API documentation and leverage AI-driven insights to improve the developer experience.
  • Establish workflows that follow automated API documentation guidance to ensure the "completeness" of our technical library.
  • Work closely with Engineers and Product Managers to translate complex technical specifications into clear, concise, and developer-friendly documentation.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience writing API documentation (RESTful, GraphQL, etc.)
  • Comfortable reading code (Python, Java, or similar) and using developer tools like Postman, GitHub, and CLI environments.
  • Deep experience with ReadMe or similar documentation platforms. Knowledge of Markdown and "docs-as-code" workflows is essential.
  • A forward-thinking mindset regarding AI. You should be familiar with LLMs and how structured documentation feeds into AI-driven support and development tools.
  • An obsessive eye for detail. You understand that in the world of APIs, a single missing character can break an integration.
  • Ability to distill highly complex backend logic into simple, actionable guidance for external partners.
  • Ability to manage varied workloads and tight timelines, communicating across multiple time zones.
  • High emotional intelligence. People enjoy working with you!
  • An inspiring portfolio that showcases how you approach API documentation.

Benefits

  • bonus
  • equity

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$87,000 - $109,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

GraphQLJavaPython

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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