Technical Writer II in Sunnyvale, California at CrowdStrike, Inc.

Technical Writer II - Product Documentation (Remote)

CrowdStrike, Inc.

Full time

R18777

About the Role:

As a Technical Writer II, you’ll write customer-focused user documentation about our cybersecurity software and data. You’ll use best practices in user-centered technical writing and work closely with other writers, product managers, engineers, and UX team members. You’ll be embedded in a product development team to work with SMEs and develop a deep understanding of a complex product.

What You’ll Do:

• Produce high-quality documentation—user guides, release notes, and more—to guide and educate customers.

• Develop deep product knowledge through researching, partnering with SMEs, and using the product.

• Embrace our modern, conversational voice and tone.

• Help build our writing team’s standards, processes, and best practices.

• Partner with other technical writers and with UX team members, including developers, designers, researchers, and QA.

• Share your work and improve it from the feedback of collaborative content reviews.

• Advocate for the customer in all aspects of your job.

What You’ll Need:

• 2-4 years experience in technical writing

• Excellent writing skills, including thoughtful organization, great sentence structure, and a conversational yet professional voice.

• A user-centric focus on what the customer needs, not what the system does.

• Exceptional audience analysis, written and verbal communication, and problem solving skills.

• Passion for seizing opportunities for improvement at every turn.

• Portfolio of writing samples that use a modern, conversational voice and tone to convey complex information.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with software integrations and cross-product data connectors.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity and enterprise-scale, SaaS-based software development.

• Strong grasp of user experience fundamentals.

• Familiarity with DITA or similar structured authoring best practices.

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