Senior Technical Writer, Drivers

The worldwide data management software market is massive (IDC forecasts it to be $137.6 billion by 2026!). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading modern data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

The Drivers Documentation team is a hands-on and enthusiastic group of engineers who are passionate about teaching developers how to work with data and build applications. We are hiring a “Technical Writer, Drivers” to help us create world-class documentation for MongoDB's developer-focused products -- in particular, MongoDB Drivers and Connectors.

Our team works closely with MongoDB's engineering and product organizations to deliver outstanding developer documentation for everyone, regardless of where they are in their software engineering career. Every month, hundreds of thousands of developers turn to our content to help them build microservices, backend and line of business applications, and other projects that are used by millions of people worldwide.

This role can be based out of our New York office or remotely in the US.

The team is responsible for the following documentation:

MongoDB Drivers, including Node, Java, Go, .NET/C#, and Rust
MongoDB Kafka Connector
MongoDB Spark Connector
MongoDB Guides
MongoDB Queryable Encryption and Client-Side Field Level Encryption

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have 4+ years of combined experience in one or more of the following roles: technical writer, developer advocate, software engineer, and/or product management. Beyond industry experience, we are looking for someone who is:

Experienced with developing and shipping modern line-of-business applications OR has extensive experience contributing to complex documentation sites, preferably in a docs-as-code environment
Experienced with using great developer documentation and educational materials. You are excited to empower other developers by creating best-in-class documentation
Experienced with and enjoys deep investigations of new technical concepts plus teaching others what you’ve learned
Eager to keep learning and growing. Passionate about giving and receiving feedback
Empathetic with developers of different skill levels and backgrounds to understand what they might find challenging

Position Expectations

Work with technical and non-technical teams to meet the documentation needs of our users
Research functionality and features and validate it through testing
Develop sample apps & code examples to help users kickstart their projects or refresh themselves on syntax
Write documentation for MongoDB Drivers and Connectors. MongoDB develops many official drivers and connectors that users rely on every day
Develop tools that help us create and maintain content