Sift : overview
At Sift, we're redefining how modern machines are built, tested, and operated. Our platform gives engineers real-time observability over high-frequency telemetry, eliminating bottlenecks and enabling faster, more reliable development.
Sift was born from our work at SpaceX on Dragon, Falcon, Starlink, and Starship-where scaling telemetry, debugging flight systems, and ensuring mission reliability demanded new infrastructure. Founded by a team from SpaceX, Google, and Palantir, Sift is built for mission-critical systems where precision and scalability are non-negotiable.
Description
Sift is hiring a Technical Writer (contractor) to help communicate clearly and credibly with some of the world's most advanced engineering teams in aerospace, defense, and manufacturing. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and marketers to translate complex systems and workflows into content that's accurate, clear, and genuinely useful. You'll create and maintain documentation from API references and tutorials to onboarding guides and release notes that helps users understand not just how Sift works, but why it matters.
This position is ideal for someone early in their career who loves both technology and storytelling, and who wants to learn how to craft world-class documentation for a deeply technical product. You'll work directly with Sift's lead technical marketer and work alongside Product and Engineering to support internal and external content needs, gaining hands-on exposure to advanced telemetry systems, real-world engineering challenges, and the infrastructure that powers next-generation hardware development.
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Employment details
This is a contract position with Sift. As a contractor you will have access to the office as needed or work remotely.
Hourly range : $40 - $50 per hour.
Technical Writer • El Segundo, CA, United States