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The Trade Desk

Senior Technical Content Designer (API)

technical writingcontent designAPI documentationSDKRESTful APIGraphQLdocs-as-codeGitMarkdownHTMLcontent architecturecontent governancedeveloper documentationprogrammatic advertisingOpenAPIPostmanAI-assisted documentationtechnical contentdigital advertising

Key details

Salary

$152K – $189K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Irvine, United States

Full job description

The Trade Desk is hiring a Senior Technical Content Designer to create and architect developer-focused technical content including APIs, SDKs, integration guides, and workflow narratives. The role requires 7+ years of experience in technical writing or content design, with expertise in documenting RESTful and GraphQL APIs, working in docs-as-code environments using Git, and proficiency in Markdown, HTML, XML, CSS, and YAML. Responsibilities include designing content architecture, implementing conditional content strategies, updating documentation in GitLab, contributing to content governance, conducting UX evaluations, collaborating on authoring toolchain improvements, and responding to user feedback. The candidate should have strong writing and communication skills, familiarity with technical writing style guides, and the ability to work cross-functionally. Experience with digital advertising technology, OpenAPI, Postman, developer portals, and AI-assisted documentation workflows is highly desired. The position is full-time based in Irvine, California. Salary range is $151,600 to $189,200 USD. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick and vacation time, paid holidays, stock purchase plans, and variable incentives.

What you'll do

  • Write clear, accurate, well-organized documentation for developers in Markdown and HTML covering APIs, SDKs, integration guides, quickstarts, and workflow narratives
  • Design content architecture across orientation, decision, and implementation layers for different user types
  • Write structured content for both human readers and AI-assisted workflows with clear hierarchy and consistent terminology
  • Define and implement conditional content and tagging strategies including persona routing and protocol dimensions
  • Update API and integration documentation in GitLab repositories using Git
  • Contribute to content governance frameworks defining ownership, freshness policies, and quality standards
  • Conduct UX and heuristic evaluations of documentation and translate findings into improvements
  • Collaborate with engineering on authoring toolchain improvements to reduce page replication and improve multi-portal support
  • Monitor and respond to user feedback to improve content quality and coverage
  • Write end-user documentation and UI copy as needed

Requirements

  • 7+ years of technical writing or technical content design experience
  • Proven experience documenting SDKs, RESTful APIs, and GraphQL APIs
  • Experience writing integration guides and developer-facing content, including code samples
  • Experience working in a docs-as-code environment using Git, GitHub, GitLab, or similar tools
  • Ability to work with Markdown, HTML, XML, CSS, or YAML to write, edit, and troubleshoot deliverables
  • Familiarity with structured authoring principles: single sourcing, conditional content, content modeling, and writing for reuse
  • Understanding of AI-assisted search and retrieval for documentation
  • Ability to evaluate documentation UX and translate findings into improvements
  • Experience or strong interest in content governance and scalability frameworks
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and critical thinking skills
  • Familiarity with technical writing style guides and best practices
  • Ability to develop cross-functional rapport with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders
  • Ability to learn complex systems quickly and take responsibility
  • Commitment to creating high-quality, accessible developer documentation
  • Deep familiarity with code editors and developer tooling (e.g., Visual Studio Code)
  • Familiarity with project management and communication tools (Jira, Confluence, Slack)
  • Experience creating technical diagrams using industry-standard tools
  • Familiarity with AI tools and AI-assisted documentation workflows
  • Self-starter with attention to detail, strong time management, and sound decision-making
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and handle frequent context-switching
  • Comfortable working in ambiguity and advocating for content strategy decisions
  • Degree in English, Technical Writing, Computer Science, Linguistics, or equivalent experience
  • Experience in digital advertising technology and programmatic advertising concepts (highly desired)
  • Familiarity with OpenAPI Specification and API testing tools such as Postman (highly desired)
  • Experience with developer portal platforms, docs-as-code pipelines, or content platform architecture (highly desired)
  • Familiarity with content-as-infrastructure thinking and workflow-oriented documentation (highly desired)
  • Experience designing or auditing documentation for internationalization readiness and localization workflows (highly desired)
  • Experience working with autogenerated API reference alongside authored narrative content (highly desired)

Tech stack

MarkdownHTMLXMLCSSYAMLGitGitHubGitLabVisual Studio CodeJiraConfluenceSlackOpenAPI SpecificationPostman

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits including 401k plan and company matchShort and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefitsReimbursement for certain tuition expensesParental leaveSick time of 1 hour per 30 hours workedVacation time up to 120 hours in the first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchaseVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on roleStock-based compensation grants based on company and individual performance

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