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Remote Software Technical Writers - AI Trainer ($50-$80 per hour)Mercor • Pocatello, Idaho, United States
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Mercor

Remote Software Technical Writers - AI Trainer ($50-$80 per hour)

Mercor
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    Pocatello, Idaho, United States
  • US
    Pocatello, Idaho, United States
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**Role Overview** Mercor is collaborating with a top-tier developer documentation team to support high-priority technical writing and content validation tasks. This opportunity is ideal for seasoned API documentation professionals with deep experience in OpenAPI/Swagger, release note generation, and static site deployment workflows. The goal is to enhance the clarity, completeness, and usability of technical content critical to developers' day-to-day integration work. This is a short-term, high-impact contract with flexible hours. **Key Responsibilities** - Import and validate OpenAPI specifications; ensure syntax and schema completeness. - Write human-readable descriptions for endpoints, parameters, requests, and responses. - Create realistic usage examples and annotate rate limits, pagination, and authentication behavior. - Generate and deploy HTML reference documentation using static site generators (e.g., Docusaurus, MkDocs). - Review and categorize release changes from Git logs and issue trackers into user-friendly notes. - Test and verify code samples, markdown syntax, and internal/external links in documentation pull requests. - Troubleshoot and resolve documentation build failures via CI/CD pipelines and local environment testing. - Update knowledge base articles for accuracy post-product changes, including screenshots and version info. **Ideal Qualifications** - 5+ years of experience in technical writing or developer documentation roles. - Strong proficiency with OpenAPI/Swagger, Markdown, and static site generators. - Familiarity with Git, CI/CD workflows, and link-checking tools. - Experience documenting SDKs, APIs, CLI tools, or developer-facing UIs. - Attention to detail in writing, syntax, and formatting. - Ability to write concise, developer-focused documentation with minimal supervision. **More About the Opportunity** - Remote and asynchronous — control your own work schedule - **Expected commitment: min 30 hours/week** - **Project duration: ~6 weeks** **Compensation & Contract Terms** - $50–80/hour - Independent contractor arrangement - Paid weekly via Stripe Connect **Application Process** - Submit your resume followed by domain expertise interview and short form **About Mercor** - Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations. - Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. - Thousands of professionals across domains like law, creatives, engineering, and research have joined Mercor to work on frontier projects shaping the next era of AI.
  • Pocatello, Idaho, United States

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