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Software Technical Writers @Mercor
Writing
Salary $50–80/hour
Remote Location
remote Germany
Job Type contract
Posted 3d ago

[Hiring] Software Technical Writers @Mercor

3d ago - Mercor is hiring a remote Software Technical Writers. 💸 Salary: $50–80/hour 📍Location: Germany

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Role Description

Mercor is collaborating with a top-tier developer documentation team to support high-priority technical writing and content validation tasks. This opportunity is ideal for seasoned API documentation professionals with deep experience in OpenAPI/Swagger, release note generation, and static site deployment workflows. The goal is to enhance the clarity, completeness, and usability of technical content critical to developers' day-to-day integration work. This is a short-term, high-impact contract with flexible hours.

  • Import and validate OpenAPI specifications; ensure syntax and schema completeness.
  • Write human-readable descriptions for endpoints, parameters, requests, and responses.
  • Create realistic usage examples and annotate rate limits, pagination, and authentication behavior.
  • Generate and deploy HTML reference documentation using static site generators (e.g., Docusaurus, MkDocs).
  • Review and categorize release changes from Git logs and issue trackers into user-friendly notes.
  • Test and verify code samples, markdown syntax, and internal/external links in documentation pull requests.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve documentation build failures via CI/CD pipelines and local environment testing.
  • Update knowledge base articles for accuracy post-product changes, including screenshots and version info.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in technical writing or developer documentation roles.
  • Strong proficiency with OpenAPI/Swagger, Markdown, and static site generators.
  • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD workflows, and link-checking tools.
  • Experience documenting SDKs, APIs, CLI tools, or developer-facing UIs.
  • Attention to detail in writing, syntax, and formatting.
  • Ability to write concise, developer-focused documentation with minimal supervision.

Requirements

  • Remote and asynchronous — control your own work schedule.
  • Expected commitment: min 30 hours/week.
  • Project duration: ~6 weeks.

Benefits

  • $50–80/hour compensation.
  • Independent contractor arrangement.
  • Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.

Application Process

  • Submit your resume followed by domain expertise interview and short form.
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Job Type contract
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