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Senior Technical Writer

Senior Technical Writer

CompanyNetflix
LocationSeattle, WA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Gatos, CA, USA
Salary$100000 – $490000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • You are a senior technical writer with demonstrated experience synthesizing business requirements and writing documentation for shipped products.
  • You have demonstrated experience solving strategic or deeply complex documentation scenarios in a cross-team environment.
  • You have a passion for technology and for helping others understand how complex systems work, and can translate the necessary technical jargon into simplified documents.
  • You are able to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams to get the information you need to help shape the products you document as you develop an understanding of the business needs.
  • You have great written and verbal skills, and work well with other team members toward shared goals. You can effectively articulate, evangelize, and defend your ideas in front of a variety of audiences from different backgrounds.
  • You have an eye for informational architecture and can evaluate organization structure to help improve content management.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate the relationship and workflows with Consumer Electronics Manufacturers and Telecom Operators around the world to integrate and launch Netflix experiences.
  • Scale business programs to articulate technical and program requirements.
  • Actively contribute to the creation and sharing of content that is communicated to partners throughout the program lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7+ years of technical writing experience with a proven record of delivering complete technical documentation solutions for complex products.
  • Experience writing for payments, billing, finance, or other related products.
  • Experience writing for both hardware and software products.
  • Experience writing for APIs, SDKs/APKs, and embedded systems.
  • Exceptional communication skills, in writing and verbally, whether in small group discussions, large-scale presentations, or with executives.
  • Exceptional collaboration, partnership, presentation, and influencing skills.
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity. This role is fluid, and will frequently evolve based on partner, strategy, and product priorities.
  • You are curious, mature, and ego-free. You welcome constructive feedback and can constructively give it as well.