Software Technical Writers

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

• Expected commitment: min 30 hours/week

• Project duration: ~6 weeks

Application Process

• Submit your resume followed by domain expertise interview and short form

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.