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Facebook Documentation Engineer / Technical Writer United States, California 560262094
17.07.2024
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At Meta, we use many different programming languages for a wide variety of platforms and use cases. As one of our documentation engineers / technical writers, you will be part of a team responsible for documenting the technical concepts associated with these programming languages and platforms, focusing on the quality, discoverability and accuracy of technical content. You will do hands-on research and obtain necessary technical content from subject matter experts while translating it into clear, concise, structured documentation. This means sometimes you are documenting something yourself, sometimes you are editing contributed content from someone else, and other times you are fixing and reorganizing existing documentation. Our ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of project management and delivery related to the release and adoption of software.
Documentation Engineer / Technical Writer Responsibilities
- Create and maintain documentation for internal technologies, tools, and platforms used within Meta.
- Work closely with engineering, product, and support teams to ensure the quality, discoverability, and accuracy of the content that you create and develop.
- Design, write, and edit technical and process documentation.
- Create and maintain code sample fragments and sample applications, as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in computer science, technical writing, physics, mathematics, or chemistry or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years experience in writing, technical documentation, and/or developer outreach for a developer audience or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years experience with a programming language such as Python, C++, JavaScript, Java, PHP, etc.
- Experience independently defining and driving technical documentation projects.
- Experience working with markdown content formatting.
- Experience writing, proofreading and editing.
- Experience interpreting example code so that it can be explained to users.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience producing and organizing content with a logical flow.
- Experience collaborating effectively across multiple teams and competing deadlines.
- Experience using source control to manage and publish content.
- Experience supporting multiple programming languages and development platforms.
- Experience programming, using the command-line, trying out user interfaces, and working with prototype hardware in test environments.
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$143,000/year to $200,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about at Meta.
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