Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of technical writing experience.
Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to learn and document new and emerging technologies.
- Ability to cope with fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
- Ability to research and write effective documentation for developers.
- Ability to understand and document source code.
- 4 years of experience as a technical writer.
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.
As a Technical Writer, you will provide an excellent developer experience for all developer products within the Ads Product Area by enabling efficient usage and integration, engaging and nurturing developer communities, and revolutionizing the Ads ecosystem making advertising and measurement as easy and accessible to all through technology and guidance.
Users come first at Google. Nowhere is this more important than on our Advertising and Commerce team: we believe that ads and commercial information can be highly useful to our users if that information is relevant to what our users wish to find or do. Advertisers worldwide use Google Ads to promote their products; publishers use AdSense to serve relevant ads on their website; and business around the world use our products (like Google Shopping, and Google Wallet) to support their online businesses and bring users into their offline stores. We are constantly innovating to deliver the most effective advertising and commerce opportunities of tomorrow.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $102,000-$150,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.
Responsibilities
- Write documentation and manage documentation release for Google Ads developer products.
- Be in charge of writing consistent and high quality technical documentation for an external audience of engineers.
- Explain complex technologies in useful ways for the target audience.
- Use your editing craft to review blog posts, guides, and various technical content developed by others.
- Coach and encourage non-writers in developing their own writing skills.
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