Technical Writer

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>About Us</strong></h3> <div>Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen.</div> <div> </div> <div>Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble.</div> <div> </div> <div>Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!</div></div><h3><strong>Summary</strong></h3> <p>We're hiring a <strong>Technical Writer</strong> to produce high-quality, developer-facing content about distributed systems concepts. You're the right candidate if you can reason about backend development, read and write code, and turn complex technical ideas into clear, persuasive, and compelling content for engineers.</p> <p>Strong candidates may come from Marketing, Engineering, DevRel, Product, or hybrid backgrounds. We value the skill set over the job title: if you can think in code and write with empathy, we want to hear from you. You'll work closely with the content team, engineers, and customers to create content that's technically rigorous, opinionated, and genuinely useful.</p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Create "High-Floor" Content</strong>: Write highly technical blog posts, landing pages, email sequences, and ads that respect the reader's intelligence, featuring code, architectural diagrams, and honest discussions of production tradeoffs</li> <li><strong>Drive the Narrative</strong>: Translate complex distributed systems concepts like Durable Execution, idempotency, and compensation logic into opinionated content that speaks peer-to-peer with engineers</li> <li><strong>Customer Storytelling</strong>: Produce developer-focused case studies and customer co-marketing content that highlight real-world use cases</li> <li><strong>Collaborate with SMEs</strong>: Work with engineering subject matter experts and customers to deeply understand systems, workflows, and design decisions</li> <li><strong>Own the Content Lifecycle</strong>: Take content from research and interviews through drafting, iteration, and publication</li> <li><strong>Develop Your Craft</strong>: Refine your technical writing skills and deepen your understanding of distributed systems concepts</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You'll Bring</strong></h3> <ul> <li>3-5+ years of technical writing experience in an engineering, DevRel, solutions, platform, marketing, or similar role within a tech, SaaS, or B2B environment</li> <li>Proven ability to write clear, engaging, and technically accurate content for a developer audience (please provide writing samples or a portfolio link)</li> <li>Comfort reading and writing code in languages such as <strong>Go, Java, TypeScript, Python, or similar</strong></li> <li>Solid understanding of backend and distributed systems concepts such as retries, state, idempotency, orchestration, queues, and failure handling</li> <li>Excellent interviewing skills and the ability to extract meaningful technical insights from customers and engineers</li> <li>Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Nice to Haves</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Experience writing about distributed systems, developer platforms, or infrastructure</li> <li>Background in DevRel, technical marketing, or open-source communities</li> <li>Familiarity with modern AI systems, agentic architectures, or data pipelines</li> ... (truncated, view full listing at source)