Senior Technical Writer Job at Viam in New York

Viam is a software platform that makes it easy to turn great ideas into production-ready smart machines & robots at scale. Viam works with any hardware and has modern architecture, easy developer APIs, cloud connectivity and tools, and enterprise-grade security to give even the leanest teams the power to launch and manage their smart machine businesses.Viam makes building, deploying, and monitoring smart machines a more flexible, affordable, and user-friendly experience, allowing developers to do more with smart machines while getting them to market faster. By making smart machines more accessible, Viam is attracting talent and investment to the industry so that more people start building automated products and services that improve our quality of life.Viam's products are built by engineers, for engineers. We are building a platform we would want to use ourselves. Creating technical documentation of our products is essential for the success of our users. As a Senior Technical Writer, you will join a team focused on enabling software engineers to build and program robots.We're looking for someone with : Experience mentoring technical writersExperience in technical writingSome programming experience sample projects and applications (Python, Go, or JavaScript preferred) and an understanding of coding conceptsExperience with version control (Git / Github)Experience with automation (GitHub Actions, scripting...)Experience or a wish to work with physical hardwareAn interest in solving challenging problems with practical solutionsYou'll be : Mentoring other technical writersWriting the documentation for Viam's productsDeveloping sample applications for web, mobile, or data processingHelping build the layout and information architecture of our documentationHelping with improvements to our Hugo framework and automation workflowsContributing to and editing tutorial blog contentIn 3 Months : You are working with other writers to improve their writing skillsYou understand the Viam platform and feel comfortable assembling robots based on tutorials and writing small programs for robots with our SDKsYou are comfortable with our toolchain and have started contributing improvements to our workflowsYou are comfortable discussing the product with our engineers for documentation purposesIn 6 - 12 Months : You are improving the documentation based on qualitative and quantitative dataYou are building out or curating content to enable developers without hardware experience to use ViamYou are helping us build out a developer blog by setting vision and tone or editing content from external writersBenefits : 100% covered medical / dental / vision insurance plans, commuter benefitsCompetitive salary & equity packagesReproductive Health Benefits including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observancesOne Medical MembershipClass Pass & Citi Bike membershipsFree lunch everyday that you're in the officePaid parental leaveThe starting salary for this role in the US is between $157,000 - $203,000 / year. Your exact offer will vary based on a number of factors including experience level, skillset, market location, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced, or more senior, than this job description as posted. In these situations, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate. In addition to cash compensation, Viam offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants, health benefits, and more.Values : Vision DrivenCollaborate OpenlyAct DecisivelySucceed Through DiversityHold Ourselves AccountableLead with CuriosityLearn more about our values here!

Salary : $157,000 - $203,000