Senior Technical Writer

TOP Skills:
1.Technical documentation skills of API services and endpoints
2. ability to edit HTML/CSS for optimal readability
3. Experiences creating sequences diagrams of data flows across distributed systems.

The Client API team is seeking a technical writer to migrate content between two internal systems as well as to build a documentation library in a new externally-facing developer portal.

• Experience documenting web service API endpoints and designs
• Background or experience applying Information Architecture principles to benefit a software developer audience.
• Ability to edit documents directly as needed using HTML/CSS
• Experience using UML to create architecture and sequence diagrams
• Experience maintaining documentation content using MediaWiki sites, Confluence, and/or Drupal preferred.
• Strong written communication skills, naturally.

Organization: Starbucks
Duration: 2 Months Contract
Location: Seattle, WA

Why is this role open? What need will this worker fill?
Migration to a new API gateway recently necessitated the migration of documentation from the old system to the new one.

What does a typical work day entail? What are the daily tasks/responsibilities/deliverables?
Evaluating documentation gaps, editing and loading documentation into the new system.
Creating content structure for documentation.

What are the must/nice to have skills you are looking for in this CW?
This person will not be part of a project team dedicated to this effort, so looking for someone who can work independently against a backlog of tasks.

Interview Process:
Interview: 30 min phone screen, then a 1 hour in-person interview