Technical Writer

Foxglove

Technical Writer responsible for end-to-end product documentation at Foxglove. Collaborating with engineering and product teams to create and maintain user-facing technical content.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the information architecture, writing, editing, and maintenance of all product documentation across Visualization, Data Platform, and Fleet.
Develop clear, accurate, and concise reference material for APIs, SDKs, MCAP, and other developer-facing surfaces.
Own the release-note and changelog process end-to-end, ensuring changes are communicated in a timely, consistent way that anticipates user impact.
Partner with product managers and engineers to understand upcoming features, define documentation requirements, and produce content that accelerates onboarding and reduces support load.
Build and evolve writing standards, terminology, and style guidelines to ensure coherence across the ecosystem.
Create conceptual guides, architecture overviews, troubleshooting workflows, and hands-on tutorials to help developers succeed across varied use cases.
Contribute to technical blog posts, sample projects, demo scripts, and other developer-evangelism assets as needed.
Continuously audit and improve documentation based on user feedback, analytics, and support insights.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong technical writing foundation with experience documenting complex developer tools, robotics systems, distributed data platforms, or similar technical domains.
Ability to translate messy internal understanding into crisp, structured, user-oriented content.
Proficiency reading and reasoning about code (C++, Python, TypeScript, ROS tooling, or similar).
Experience designing documentation IA, authoring workflows, and versioning practices.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with engineering and product teams in fast-moving environments.
Comfortable working across a broad range- from deep technical references to high-level conceptual guides.
Excellent editorial judgment and attention to detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive equity in a Series B company
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (100% for employees, 75% for dependents)
401(k) with up to 4% match
4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
$300/month commuter benefit
Company offsites 1–2 times per year

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical writingAPI documentationSDK documentationdocumentation information architectureversioning practicesC++PythonTypeScriptROS toolingtroubleshooting workflows

Soft Skills

collaborationeditorial judgmentattention to detailuser-oriented content creationcommunicationadaptabilityproblem-solvingcontent structuringfeedback incorporationonboarding facilitation