Sr Technical Writer
Applied Materials
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Reviewing and contributing to software design specifications that describe product enhancements and changes.
- Collaborating closely with software engineers, product managers, customer support, and quality assurance teams to gather product information.
- Installing and using software both locally and in virtual machine environments to explore and document software features.
- Creating diagrams and screenshots to help users understand software architecture and features.
- Authoring online Help, release notes, and installation instructions with clear overviews and easy-to-follow procedures.
- Ensuring technically accurate, high-quality product documentation that meets requirements and is delivered on-time.
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Computer Science, English, or a related discipline.
- Three or more years writing experience, preferably in the software industry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt your writing to conform to a corporate style guide.
- Adept at interviewing subject matter experts to gather the information needed to generate best-in-class content.
- Close attention to detail and strong multitasking abilities.
- General knowledge of software systems and a desire to understand software features.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a distributed team.
- Experience with a programming or scripting language (such as C# or PowerShell).
- Experience documenting cloud-native applications.
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Writing Style Guide.
- Experience working in an agile environment and using Jira for ticket progress tracking.
- Experience with the MadCap Flare Help authoring tool.
- Familiarity with UNIX or command-line applications.
- Experience with version control systems (such as Git).