Hybrid Technical Writer

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About the role

  • Technical Writer responsible for end-to-end product documentation at Foxglove. Collaborating with engineering and product teams to create and maintain user-facing technical content.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the information architecture, writing, editing, and maintenance of all product documentation across Visualization, Data Platform, and Fleet.
  • Develop clear, accurate, and concise reference material for APIs, SDKs, MCAP, and other developer-facing surfaces.
  • Own the release-note and changelog process end-to-end, ensuring changes are communicated in a timely, consistent way that anticipates user impact.
  • Partner with product managers and engineers to understand upcoming features, define documentation requirements, and produce content that accelerates onboarding and reduces support load.
  • Build and evolve writing standards, terminology, and style guidelines to ensure coherence across the ecosystem.
  • Create conceptual guides, architecture overviews, troubleshooting workflows, and hands-on tutorials to help developers succeed across varied use cases.
  • Contribute to technical blog posts, sample projects, demo scripts, and other developer-evangelism assets as needed.
  • Continuously audit and improve documentation based on user feedback, analytics, and support insights.

Requirements

  • Strong technical writing foundation with experience documenting complex developer tools, robotics systems, distributed data platforms, or similar technical domains.
  • Ability to translate messy internal understanding into crisp, structured, user-oriented content.
  • Proficiency reading and reasoning about code (C++, Python, TypeScript, ROS tooling, or similar).
  • Experience designing documentation IA, authoring workflows, and versioning practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with engineering and product teams in fast-moving environments.
  • Comfortable working across a broad range- from deep technical references to high-level conceptual guides.
  • Excellent editorial judgment and attention to detail.

Benefits

  • Competitive equity in a Series B company
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (100% for employees, 75% for dependents)
  • 401(k) with up to 4% match
  • 4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
  • $300/month commuter benefit
  • Company offsites 1–2 times per year

Job title

Technical Writer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$150,000 - $175,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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