Technical Writer

Summary

Join Semgrep's marketing team as a Technical Writer to create technical documentation that helps users understand and utilize Semgrep. Collaborate with product, support, and marketing teams to ensure user adoption and integration across various platforms. Maintain and improve Semgrep's open-source documentation and internal style guidelines. Analyze usage data to inform documentation improvements and roadmap. This remote-friendly role requires strong written communication, experience with Markdown and Git, and a passion for helping others. Semgrep offers a competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• 4+ years in a technical software writing and editing role
• Superb written communication skills and outstanding grammar skills
• Experience writing in Markdown and using Git, GitHub, or GitLab for version control management, including using command-line tools
• Experience in writing docs-as-code and using static site generators
• A love for enabling, helping, and guiding others to help them do something new
• Great teaching skills that translate into amazing written work
• Ability to absorb and understand new information and technologies quickly
• Previous experience working with software development teams. This need not be an engineering role; support, product, or marketing experience is just as valuable
• Experience with at least one programming language (not necessarily in a professional context)

Responsibilities

• Create technical written material to help users understand and realize the value of Semgrep
• Write and edit documentation for new or updated Semgrep features in Semgrep’s docs
• Transform draft content from subject matter experts into digestible, clear, and useful information for users
• Help maintain, improve, and disseminate our internal technical writing style guidelines
• Assist in maintaining Semgrep’s open source documentation (based on Docusaurus) and its tooling
• Understand usage data to inform documentation improvements and roadmap

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in a fast-paced, tech environment

Benefits

• Salary Range: $119,000- $145,000
• Our compensation package includes equity and benefits in addition to salary
• Comprehensive health plans
• Generous vacation time
• 401k
• Learning stipends