Technical Writer, AI/ML, Google Cloud

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of experience creating content for technical audiences (e.g., developer documentation, Computer Science course material, or IT administration playbooks).
  
• Experience writing for the web and with Markdown, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in technical writing, product documentation, online publishing, or technical blogging.
  
• Experience developing and delivering various content assets and processes for multiple content sets.
  
• Experience using analytics and measuring results using key performance indicators.
  
• Experience optimizing content sets for search and discoverability (SEO).
  
• Experience with information architecture and content strategy.
  
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to drive cross-team initiatives across a large content organization.
  

About the job

Technical writers communicate complex information clearly, concisely and accurately, and without relying on jargon. As a technical writer, your role involves tasks such as writing conceptual overviews and procedures, reading and writing example code, or updating help center queries and FAQs. Technical writers play a big part at Google. They are a key link between developers, marketing associates, developer advocates, as well as all the external users and developers, tying together many vital but disparate parts of the Google ecosystem.

You develop complex, in-depth communications for internal and external audiences and manage projects that involve coordinating multiple junior writers.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $125,000-$185,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Research, write, and maintain high-quality technical documentation and online content for a variety of audiences, including specialized industry audiences.
  
• Collaborate closely with other writers and other functions (such as UX, Customer Engineers, Developer Advocates, Product Managers, and more) to research customer needs, plan, and prioritize content to fit the scenarios, and then bring that content to fruition.
  
• Manage complex documentation projects and own the cross-product strategy at multiple levels.
  
• Balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.