Technical Writer, Cloud Networking

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Experience creating content for technical audiences (e.g., developer documentation, Computer Science course material, or IT administration playbooks).
  
• Experience writing for the web with Markdown, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript.

Preferred qualifications:

• 1 year of experience with technical writing.
• Experience authoring technical documentation, developer facing content, application programming interfaces (APIs), networking protocols, or network architecture.

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.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $87,000-$125,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Design, organize, and author technical content for Cloud Networking customers, with a focus on use cases and concepts.
• Manage documentation projects and prioritize requests while working closely with partner teams.
• Demonstrate strong technical writing and leadership through content reviews, including proofreading, editing, coaching, and providing constructive feedback.
• Communicate effectively, establish work processes and strategies, organize work groups, manage expectations, and report status across teams.