Senior Technical Writer | Marqeta

Marqeta

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Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Ontario, CanadaBritish Columbia, Canada
Salary: $81,000–$101,200 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Nearby: 13 roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $91k

$65k most similar roles pay here $234k

This role pays less than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $91k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Marqeta

Marqeta is a modern card issuing platform that provides open API technology for businesses to create, issue, and manage customized payment cards, powering payment programs for fintech companies and enterprises. Industry: Financial Technology & Card Issuing

Marqeta currently has 18 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $136,800–$171,000 across 15 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Writer | Marqeta

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As Marqeta’s Senior Technical Writer, you will join a collaborative team to shape developer experiences by creating and scaling documentation for APIs, SDKs, and platform interactions. Your responsibilities include crafting clear API and SDK documentation that enables rapid integration, ensuring accuracy with real system behavior examples, and partnering with Product and Engineering to maintain code-to-doc alignment. You will also leverage docs-as-code tools like GitHub and Markdown, as well as AI-driven tooling, to improve documentation clarity and usability at scale. With a focus on fintech integrations, you will apply your expertise in REST APIs, JSON, and OpenAPI to drive continuous improvement based on customer feedback. This role requires proficiency in developer experience principles and strong communication skills for independent operation within cross-functional teams.

Skills

GitHub Markdown Jira Postman REST APIs JSON OpenAPI Swagger docs-as-code AI-driven tooling API-first environments Mintlify CI/CD

What you'll do

Create clear API and SDK documentation enabling fast integration.
Ensure accuracy with real request and response examples reflecting system behavior.
Partner with Engineering to validate APIs and maintain code-to-doc alignment.
Use AI-driven tooling to improve documentation accuracy and scalability.
Identify gaps through customer feedback and drive continuous improvement efforts.
Apply docs-as-code practices to enhance documentation structure and usability.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience writing API and SDK documentation for developer audiences.
Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, integration workflows, and OpenAPI/Swagger.
Proficiency in docs-as-code tools like GitHub, Markdown, Jira, and Postman.
Ability to read code, test APIs, and maintain alignment between code and documentation.
Experience using AI or automation to scale content creation and updates for documentation.
Strong background in fintech, banking, or payments with knowledge of integrations.

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