[Remote] Senior Technical Writer, Developer Experience

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning, focused on developing an end-to-end platform for AI systems. They are seeking a Senior Technical Writer, Developer Experience to own the documentation product, optimize the getting-started experience for developers, and uphold editorial standards across various content types.

Responsibilities

• Audit what exists, cut what doesn't serve developers, and build a roadmap for what's missing
• Own information architecture, structure, and coverage across Lightning Studios (AI Dev Platform) and Lightning Deploy (Inference Platform)
• Own the entry point where developers go from zero to value, treating time-to-first-success as a metric worth optimizing
• Uphold the bar for how we write across docs, landing pages, and technical blog posts, working directly with Product and Marketing leadership
• Extract what needs to be written and make it good by collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, and designers
• Build an approach to docs that scales beyond what we ship internally

Skills

• 5+ years of technical writing experience at a company where docs were treated as a product, not an afterthought
• Demonstrated experience owning developer documentation end-to-end — SDK references, CLI guides, API docs, getting started flows
• Comfortable reading code; you don't need to ship it, but you need to understand it well enough to explain it accurately
• Strong information architecture instincts — you have opinions on structure, progressive disclosure, and example density, and you can defend them
• Experience collaborating directly with engineering and product teams to extract, shape, and ship content on release timelines
• Proficiency with modern docs tooling (Mintlify, Docusaurus, ReadMe, or similar)
• Actively uses AI tools (Claude, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate writing, research, and content production — this isn't optional; it's how we expect this role to scale
• Experience at a developer-led or PLG company where docs were a measurable part of the growth motion
• Familiarity with ML/AI tooling, inference platforms, or developer infrastructure
• Experience building or selecting docs tooling, not just using it
• Background in technical blogging, developer education, or community content
• Experience growing or mentoring a writing team

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
• Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
• Generous paid time off, plus holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Professional development support
• Wellness and work-from-home stipends
• Flexible work environment

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