Lead Technical Writer
Job Summary
Job Description
As Lead Technical Writer at Playrix, you will be responsible for establishing and overseeing a comprehensive documentation process with active developer participation. Key duties include developing and implementing documentation creation and maintenance procedures, defining and tracking documentation quality metrics, integrating methodologies like Diátaxis for documentation structuring, and leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Grammarly, Claude) to automate tasks and improve text quality. Regular documentation reviews to ensure completeness, accuracy, and clarity are also essential. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical writing expertise, experience in automating documentation processes, proficiency with documentation tools (Confluence, MadCap Flare, MkDocs, Docusaurus), and experience working with and understanding the needs of technical teams.
Must have:
- Proven expertise in technical writing
- Experience building and automating documentation processes
- Proficiency in modern documentation tools
- Experience with technical teams
- Experience with AI tools for documentation
Good to have:
- Understanding API and DevOps documentation
Perks:
- Flexible work schedule (remote or from company offices)
- Voluntary health insurance
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Gym memberships and fitness app reimbursements
- Paid participation in conferences and courses
- Discounts on language courses
- Company events and merchandise
2 skills required
Job Details
Lead Technical Writer
About the company
Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.
Team, about the role
We're looking for a Lead Technical Writer to ensure the quality and completeness of documentation. Your main task will be to build and control a process in which developers will actively participate in the creation and support of technical and user documentation.
Tasks
- Develop and implement a process for creating and maintaining technical documentation in which developers will be key participants
- Define and implement documentation quality metrics and monitor their implementation
- Integrate approaches and methodologies such as Diátaxis to structure documentation (tutorials, how-to guides, explanations, references)
- Integrate AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Grammarly, Claude) into the documentation process to automate routine tasks and improve the quality of texts
- Conduct regular reviews of documentation to ensure it is complete, up-to-date, and understandable
Requirements
- Proven expertise in technical writing and documentation
- Experience in building and automating documentation processes
- Proficiency in modern technical documentation tools (e.g. Confluence, MadCap Flare, MkDocs, Docusaurus)
- Experience working with technical teams, understanding their processes and needs
- Experience with AI tools for generating, editing, and structuring documentation
- B1 level of written English or higher
Preferred
- Understanding the principles of API and DevOps documentation
You'll like working with us because...
- we offer continuous professional development on a large team while providing a huge knowledge base and a mentoring system that allows you to adapt quickly
- you can move between teams and try new projects
- you'll have the opportunity to make processes and approaches more efficient without lengthy approval stages or bureaucracy
Our Perks
Flexibility at work
- For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.
Caring for health and well-being
- We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
- We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
- We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
Professional development and education
- We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
- We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
Events and merch
- We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
- We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
- We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.
Work Format
Remote or from one of the company’s offices
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