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The contract for this position is a Full-time contract

What's the salary range for the Technical Writer position?

The suggested salary for this position is $94,000 - $107,000*

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Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position

Technical Writer job at Reddit

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 82M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

As a Technical Writer on Reddit’s Ads Engineering team, you’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining documentation on Reddit’s Conversions API (CAPI), Reddit Pixel, and web attribution for external developers. You’ll craft clear, easy-to-follow documentation, create a consistent information architecture, and work with engineering and product teams to suggest updates that will streamline code integration, reduce mistakes, and improve adoption. You’ll collaborate with other senior technical writers to create consistent documentation experiences that make developing seamless.

Your Skillset

Able to make test API requests (Postman/curl)
Able to integrate, QA, troubleshoot JS and 1x1 pixels
Experienced navigating XFN teams, e.g. working across API/CM/AO teams to clarify nuances with optimization_goal
Experienced explaining data models/relationships to both technical and non-technical audiences
Thought leadership on content strategy for technical documentation
Familiar with OpenAPI specs (nice to have)

What You'll Do

Craft documentation, tutorials, guides, and other materials to help Reddit’s advertisers set up the technical tooling they need to run successful campaigns.
Work closely with engineering and product teams to drive the strategy and execution for creating documentation for Reddit’s Reddit’s Conversions API (CAPI), Reddit Pixel, web attribution, and other technical tooling used by Reddit advertisers. This includes understanding requirements, scoping work, designing the information architecture and navigation, and developing the documentation content itself.
Collaborate with other technical writers to document your own strategies and create guidelines for technical documentation and best practices and principles for writing.

Who You Might Be

Someone with experience in technical writing, who’s comfortable owning documentation in multiple formats, establishing team writing goals and standards, and working closely with engineering teams and program managers as part of the development process.
A technical writer well-versed in APIs, web development, and developer workflows who is able to make test API requests (in Postman/curl).
Someone with experience in the technical tools used in advertising and can integrate, QA, and troubleshoot JavaScript and 1x1 pixels and who’s comfortable explaining data models and relationships to both technical and non-technical audiences.
A strong problem solver who can be effective in situations with limited information, building a solution from principles and communicating it to stakeholders.
Humble and motivated to ship the best product; you're always thinking about how to improve the experience for the end user.
An excellent writer with strong attention to detail, and someone with experience with information architecture and content design.

Benefits:

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
401k Matching
Workspace benefits for your home office
Personal & Professional development funds
Family Planning Support
Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days
4+ months paid Parental Leave
Paid Volunteer time off

Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is:

$130,000—$182,000 USD

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

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