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Technical Writer Developer Documentation

$80 - $85 per hour
Full-time

Mercor

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco our investors include Benchmark General Catalyst Peter Thiel Adam DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Technical Writer



Type: Contract



Compensation: $80$85/hour



Location: Remote



Commitment: 5 hours/day

Role Responsibilities

  • Review paired AI-generated developer-facing writing against a clients task brief and writing guide.
  • Evaluate CLI help text error messages and API reference documentation for technical accuracy.
  • Select preferred samples or flag ties and provide a one-line reason with supporting tags.
  • Clear a calibration gate against a known-answer test set before moving to live data.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while ensuring high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Led developer documentation at a major tech company.
  • Comfortable writing or evaluating CLI help error messages and API references .

Preferred

  • Prior experience rating AI-generated writing .

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

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Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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