Lead Technical Writer

Salesforce

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$143,400–$216,900 / yr
Posted
32 days ago

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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $180k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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Salesforce is the world''s leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform, offering cloud-based software for sales, service, marketing, analytics, and application development. Industry: Enterprise Software & Cloud Computing

Salesforce currently has 86 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Technical Writer

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As a Lead Developer Documentation Writer at Salesforce, you will join a dynamic team shaping the AI-accelerated future of content for Multi-Framework capabilities. Your role involves developing comprehensive content strategies that align with product management and marketing goals, ensuring developers have timely and accurate resources. You’ll mentor a team of writers, enhance documentation quality, and explore innovative ways to deliver solutions using AI tools like Claude Code or Cursor. This position requires 8+ years of professional writing experience in documenting APIs/SDKs for developer audiences, proficiency with at least one programming language, and expertise in source control software and IDEs such as Git and VS Code. You will work on Salesforce’s cloud platform, focusing on technical landscapes including security and tooling, to improve the customer experience through strategic AI content architecture and process innovation.

Skills

Salesforce AI API Documentation SDK Documentation Markdown XML Git VS Code Apex Java CI/CD Agile Python JavaScript Cloud Computing DevOps

What you'll do

  • Develop content strategy for broad cloud areas to align with business goals.
  • Mentor and coordinate work across teams of developer-doc writers.
  • Contribute to product strategy by creating clear plans for in-product guidance.
  • Demonstrate technical expertise in component frameworks, security, and tooling.
  • Use AI tools to streamline content creation and maintenance for documentation.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience documenting APIs/SDKs for developer audiences.
  • Deep understanding of AI agents and LLMs in documentation consumption.
  • Solid programming language proficiency with accurate code reading skills.
  • Experience using AI tools to streamline content creation and maintenance.
  • Proven ability to manage broad content strategies for AI ingestion optimization.
  • Track record of leading complex projects and proposing AI-driven solutions.

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