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Technical Writer, Business Application Platform

Location not specified · 4–83.3 yrs

Experience: 4–83.3 yrs
Salary: Not disclosed
Location: Location not specified
Work mode: Not specified
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Closing date not listed
Posted: 13 Dec 31

About this role

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience creating content for technical audiences (e.g., developer documentation, computer science course material, or IT administration playbooks).

Preferred qualifications:

6 years of experience in researching and writing documentation for engineers/developers, administrators, and business users.
Experience writing across a spectrum of content types including conceptual, task or user-journey oriented, troubleshooting, and reference.
Experience in programming.
Ability to manage priorities and adapt to changing requirements and timelines.

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.

At Business Application Platform (BAP) in Google Cloud, our mission is to empower application innovation in every business. BAP includes Apigee, Google's market-leading API management platform, Application Integration, an iPaaS to automate business processes, and AppSheet Google's no-code platform for building apps to automate and boost productivity.

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.

Responsibilities

Develop empathy for our customers and engage in their workflows, needs, and issues. Create content that integrates well with existing processes.
Craft content by translating user needs into written documentation, but also through alternative content forms such as video, interactive tutorials, and community interactions.
Drive valuable collaborations with cross-functional teams within BAP and Google Cloud, and build relationships to achieve shared goals.

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 .

Skills

Writing/Editing Information Technology and Engineering