Google Looking For Technical Writer, Developer Relations, Google Maps at Mountain View, CA Full Time
Job DetailsFull-time$128,000 a year17 hours ago
Full Job Description
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location for this position from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA
Minimum qualifications:
Experience in technical writing
Experience in project management
Experience with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and Source Control
Preferred qualifications:
Experience coding in Openapi, Android, and iOS
Experience in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Objective-C, or Swift
Experience as a technical communicator
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.
Our mission is to assist people as they navigate and explore the world, wherever they are, through consumer apps such as Google Maps. We empower businesses and developers with real world platforms and solutions that help people navigate, explore, and get things done in the real world with Google Maps Platform.
As a Technical Writer on the Developer Relations team, you will help fulfill our mission to inspire, educate, and jumpstart third-party developers while providing product feedback to engineering teams.
Geo builds the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users. More than a billion people rely on Google Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives. That includes sailing down the Amazon river, choosing where to get a bite of pizza, and saving time in commuting.
Geo also helps merchants get their businesses on Google, and developers use the power of Google Maps to enhance their apps and websites. They are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving the accuracy of our geo data, all in order to plot a course for the future of mapping.
Additional Information
(Colorado only*) Technical Writer | L5 | Minimum salary of $128,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
- Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.
Responsibilities
Contribute to externally-facing web sites that educate developers about tools and technologies for building modern web and mobile apps.
Work with other technical writers and various teams to determine the developer features that need documentation.
Create documentation plans, develop API guides, and write sample code.
Work on command line with developer tools to create and organize documentation files and help maintain existing documentation.
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