Developer Documentation Technical Writer

Role Overview

Axelar is looking for a technical writer who understands the developer journey and can write and edit documentation and educational materials that enable developers to build faster and better using Axelar tools and infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Creating conceptual, procedural, and reference materials for docs.axelar.dev
• Working across the company and with engineers to ensure we provide a clear consistent story for developers
• Creating and refining clear educational journeys for developers.
• Creating and testing sample code for developer journeys
• Editing documents to maintain consistency of style
• Working with freelance technical writers as an editor
• Writing and editing documentation in markdown on GitHub

Requirements:

• You have 2+ years as a technical writer for developer documentation, or 4+ years in a technical role related to software development and a desire to focus on documentation
• You have Intermediate engineering skills; experience in building web, mobile, or blockchain applications with comfort editing and running code
• You are able to clearly communicate complex ideas and concepts
• You have a strong sense of ownership, with the ability to lead and share knowledge to reach solutions as well as the keenness to learn
• You enjoy being hands-on, being a self-starter that thrives well in ambiguity
• A problem solver at heart that can envision successful outcomes
• You have a creative flair, always seizing an opportunity to do things differently
• You’re open to collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, flourishing in a distributed environment

Culture & Perks

• Autonomous, distributed environment with the opportunity to work collaboratively in a diverse team across the world
• The scope to contribute to high impact work and really make a difference in a decentralized protocol
• Chance to really challenge yourself whilst learning heaps of stuff in the process
• Unlimited time off throughout the year to rest and recharge
• Competitive compensation with stock options, experiencing growth from the initial phase

Location

United States - Remote

About Us

Axelar delivers secure cross-chain communication. That means dApp users can interact with any asset, any application, on any chain via a proof-of-stake transport layer.

Axelar has raised capital from top-tier investors, including Binance, Coinbase, Dragonfly Capital and Polychain Capital. Partners include major proof-of-stake blockchains, such as Avalanche, Cosmos, Ethereum, Polkadot and others. Axelar’s team includes experts in distributed systems/cryptography and MIT/Google/Consensys alumni; the co-founders, Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, were founding team members at Algorand.