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Technical Writer (API & ABI exp) – 1694
Location: Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite in either Boston, MA or Jersey City, NJ
Relocation assistance: No
Employment Type: Contract to hire - 6 months contract
Visa sponsorship eligibility: No
Hourly Rate: up to $85.00/hr. w2
JOB SUMMARY
Our client is looking for a detail-oriented Technical Writer to their team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating, editing and maintaining high-quality documentation that communicates complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences. This role requires collaboration with subject matter experts, product managers, engineering team, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate and accessible content.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expertise and guidance and best practices on product documentation set up for commercial purposes.
- Review existing documentation related to product and applications and identify areas of improvement for our documentation strategy.
- Work with UX team to optimize the setup of documentation on Resource Hub.
- Work with Product, engineering and commercial teams to generate content and publish product requirements, operational flows, user and technical related material.
- Establish standardized process and templates where possible for the efficient delivery of a consistent library of documentation for LedgerScan, CMP and Factory to include the following (not limited):
- Product architecture diagram
- User Guide
- Production functional features
- APIs and EndPoints (where applicable)
- ABIs and Scripts (where applicable)
- Workflow Diagrams
- Infrastructure Requirements
- Deployment Diagrams
- Assist with content generation and production of documents as necessary.
- Assist in creating content strategies and documentation plans to support product development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand end-user needs and incorporate feedback.
Must have:
- 5 years of experience as a Technical Writer, with a focus on API and ABI documentation.
- 2 years of experience in a software development role.
- Experience with legacy financial institutions technology and API integration architecture.
- Experience with Blockchain and Web3 technologies.
- Strong understanding of APIs, RESTful web services, and programming concepts.
- Proficiency with various authoring, CMS, and task management tools.
- Familiarity with API documentation tools, such as Swagger, Postman, or similar.
- Proficiency with Confluence, JIRA, and JSON.
- Basic diagramming skills using tools like draw.io, Miro or similar.
- Experience using tech stacks like Python, MongoDB, CDC, and Kafka
- Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Strong time management skills.
- Ability to thrive in an environment that grants you a lot of autonomy to explore creative solutions.
Salary : $85
