Technical Author

Role overview

This opportunity is being shared on behalf of a partner employer that handles the application review and next-stage process directly. The hiring company is seeking a Technical Author in Saudi Arabia, across multiple roles and seniority bands.

This is a chance to help turn documentation into a key engineering capability within a rapidly growing global technology setting. Your work will shape how developers, end users, and internal teams understand and use complex software products. Depending on the team, you may support product engineering, customer-facing technical work, or internal business operations, producing documentation that supports product quality and operational effectiveness.

The role goes beyond conventional writing. It combines technical depth, systems-oriented thinking, and collaboration across functions. You will help define documentation standards, raise clarity across software environments, and create content that is consistent, scalable, and genuinely useful. You may also interact with open-source communities and contribute to better documentation practices. The culture values curiosity, accuracy, and ongoing learning.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, update, and continuously refine strong technical documentation for software products, internal platforms, or business processes, depending on team assignment.
• Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure the documentation matches actual system behavior and user needs.
• Convert complex technical ideas into content that is easy to follow, well structured, and suitable for different audiences.
• Help define and improve documentation standards, writing guidelines, and team-wide best practices.
• Engage with users and communities to understand how documentation is used in practice and where it can be improved.
• Encourage engineers and other cross-functional colleagues to contribute to documentation efforts.
• Take part in evolving documentation methods, including structured approaches such as Diátaxis.
• Support the broader recognition of documentation as an essential discipline in both product development and organizational communication.

Requirements

• Proven experience in technical writing, software documentation, or another engineering-adjacent role that demands clear and effective communication.
• A background in software development or strong working knowledge of engineering tools, workflows, and environments.
• Ability to understand technical systems and explain them with structured, analytical thinking.
• Excellent writing skills with a strong eye for clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
• Experience working with engineering, product, or open-source communities.
• Comfort with tools and environments such as Linux, Git, command-line workflows, or documentation systems like Sphinx and reStructuredText.
• A strong interest in technology and a willingness to explore new domains and systems.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in distributed, fast-moving settings.
• Additional advantage: experience contributing to open source, UX writing, or leading technical communities.

Benefits

• 100% remote work setup with opportunities to collaborate globally.
• Competitive pay with annual performance-based increases and bonuses.
• Yearly learning and development allowance to support professional growth.
• Periodic in-person global team meetups and collaborative working sessions.
• Flexible annual leave and comprehensive parental leave provisions.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing support resources.
• Chance to influence open-source documentation practices at scale.
• Travel support and benefits for company-wide events and gatherings.

Application and data processing details

The partner company manages the hiring process, including applications and all follow-up steps. Applications are screened through an AI-assisted matching process designed to assess fit objectively and efficiently against the role’s core requirements. The shortlist is then shared with the hiring employer, who makes the final decisions on interviews, assessments, and next steps.

By applying, candidates acknowledge that personal data will be processed to evaluate candidacy and shared with the employer as needed for recruitment purposes, in line with applicable data protection laws. The process may also involve AI tools to support resume review, application analysis, and the identification of potential inconsistencies or verification signals. These tools assist the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Candidates may request access, correction, deletion, or objection regarding their data where applicable.