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Technical Writer, Cloud Networking

Technical Writer, Cloud Networking

1 Month ago • Upto 10 Years • Network Engineering

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Job Description

This Technical Writer role focuses on creating and maintaining developer-facing documentation for cloud networking technologies at Google. Responsibilities include researching and writing documentation, potentially including UI text, code samples, and videos. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical writing skills, experience with cloud networking technologies (DNS, BGP, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers), and familiarity with public cloud platforms. The role requires explaining complex topics clearly and concisely for a developer audience. The Technical Infrastructure team ensures Google's online services remain available and performant.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Technical documentation experience
Cloud API, networking protocol, or architecture experience
Developer-facing documentation creation
Explain complex topics clearly

Good to have:

10 years of technical writing experience
Experience with DNS, BGP, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers
Public cloud technologies (Compute, ML/AI, Data systems) experience

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with technical documentation, developer facing, Cloud Application programming interfaces (APIs), networking protocols, or network architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

10 years of experience as a technical writer.
Experience with computer networking technologies, such as Domain Name System (DNS), routers, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing protocol, firewalls and firewall rules including iptables, Virtual Private Networks and cloud-based services, and load balancers and proxies.
Experience with public Cloud technologies such as Cloud Networking technologies, Compute technologies, ML/AI technologies, or data systems (e.g., Data Warehousing, Analytics, SQL).

About the job

Technical writers plan, create, and maintain educational content as an integral part of the engineering or user experience. The content is often in the form of documentation, but may also be UI text, sample code, videos, or other educational material. Regardless of the content medium, technical writers are distinguished by their abilities to explain complex topics in a way that’s useful to their audience.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

Research and write documentation for developers.

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