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Senior Technical Writer Job at Ridgeline, Inc in San Ramon
Senior Technical Writer Job at Ridgeline, Inc in San RamonMediabistro • San Ramon, CA, United States
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Senior Technical Writer Job at Ridgeline, Inc in San Ramon

Senior Technical Writer Job at Ridgeline, Inc in San Ramon

Mediabistro • San Ramon, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced technical writer with a passion for delivering high-quality product documentation and content experiences for customers? Do you enjoy working with other writers and content designers to create the next generation of content experiences and in-app guidance to help product users? Do you love translating complex technical concepts into clear and accessible documentation for developers, and technical audiences? If so, our Senior Technical Writer role is the perfect fit for you.

At Ridgeline, we are committed to providing best-in-class product documentation and technical content experiences for our customers to help them make their way from being new users to product mastery and beyond. As a technical writer, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our content is accurate, engaging, and effective. You will work closely with other writers, as well as product and engineering teams, to understand the latest updates and features. And you will use your writing and editing skills to create clear and concise content that helps our customers get the most out of our products.

You will report to the Director of Technical Documentation and Content Experience and work closely with the rest of the product documentation team.

Responsibilities

  • Create clear, accurate, and user-focused product documentation and other technical content including user guides, release notes, API reference, UI text, error messages, and in-app guidance for Ridgeline customers.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand the latest product development and document new features for your assigned areas. Improve existing documentation.
  • Develop content using structured authoring, topic-based writing, and other industry-standard paradigms to enhance consistency and reuse across documentation.
  • Follow the style guides, content standards, and documentation processes and contribute to refining them over time.
  • Collaborate with the documentation team to deliver content aligned with internal models and tools. Support documentation priorities for your assigned areas.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • 5+ years of experience as a technical writer with a focus on software product documentation and content design, preferably in SaaS or enterprise software environments. Experience on a software product documentation or content design team is a must.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills with proven ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience in writing end-user facing content and UI text for business or consumer applications.
  • Proven experience with topic-based authoring, DITA, and XML-structured authoring.
  • Hands-on experience with CCMS platforms and XML-based authoring systems. Experience in the end-to-end workflow of migrating legacy content into a structured authoring environment is a plus.
  • Knowledge of AI systems and experience incorporating AI into content management and delivery workflows is a plus.
  • Knowledge of GSuite, Git / GitHub, Confluence, Zendesk, or other documentation tools and content management systems.
  • Familiarity with accessibility and localization standards and practices.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Nice to haves

  • Experience in the Fintech industry. Experience with successful software startups.
  • Practical experience with API documentation tools (Swagger, Postman, Insomnia) and an understanding of REST APIs, including endpoints, parameters, payloads, and response handling.
  • Practical knowledge of various Agile and Continuous Delivery practices and disciplines.
  • About Ridgeline

    Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded in 2017 by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday) to address the unique technology challenges of an industry in need of new thinking. We are building a modern platform in the public cloud, purpose-built for the investment management industry to empower business like never before.

    Headquartered in Lake Tahoe with offices in Reno, Manhattan, and the Bay Area, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by LinkedIn as a “Top U.S. Startup,” and by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company.”

    Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

    Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

    Compensation and Benefits

    The cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $135,000-$155,000. Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amount listed above.

    As an employee at Ridgeline, you’ll have many opportunities for advancement in your career and can make a true impact on the product.

    In addition to the base salary, 100% of Ridgeline employees can participate in our Company Stock Plan subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement. We also offer rich benefits that reflect the kind of organization we want to be : one in which our employees feel valued, and are inspired to bring their best selves to work. These include unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans. Please check out our Careers page for a more comprehensive overview of our perks and benefits.

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    Location : San Ramon, CA; hybrid work model. This role is eligible for hybrid work and requires in-office presence as needed.

    Note : This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, qualifications, or benefits and may be subject to change at management's discretion.

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