Technical Writer, Commerce Merchant

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About the job

Technical writers plan, create, and maintain educational content as an integral part of the engineering or user experience. The content is often in the form of documentation, but may also be UI text, sample code, videos, or other educational material. Regardless of the content medium, technical writers are distinguished by their abilities to explain complex topics in a way that’s useful to their audience. In Google Search, we\\\’re reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you\\\’ll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Plan, research, write, and maintain quality technical documentation for external developer audiences, including Application Programming Interface (API) references, how-to guides, conceptual documents, and code samples for the Merchant API.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, User Experience (UX) researchers, and other stakeholders across the Commerce Merchant organization to gather information, understand user needs, and ensure technical accuracy.
• Edit, clarify, and proof-read documents and coach non-writers to improve their writing skills.
• Work with a global team of engineers, product teams, content strategists, and other technical writers.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor\\\’s degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in creating content for technical audiences (e.g., developer documentation, Computer Science course material, or Information Technology administration playbooks).

Preferred qualifications

• Master\\\’s degree in Writing, Engineering, or a related scientific field.
• 2 years of experience in technical writing.
• Experience in a related technical area.

Qualifications (additional)

Not applicable for this listing.

Employment details

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Writing/Editing, Information Technology, and Engineering
• Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google\\\’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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