Senior Technical Writer at Roblox

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San Mateo, CA, United States

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

As a Technical Writer, you will have a huge impact on scaling our platform usage to millions of creators, helping them build experiences on Roblox. You'll lead by example by being a writer across many technology stacks and also guide other writers on the team to achieve their best. You'll report to our Senior Manager of Technical Writing.

You will:

Report to the Senior Technical Writing Manager for Roblox Creator
Use our products and technologies such as Roblox Studio, Open Cloud, Lua and REST APIs, and more
Produce technical documentation such as API reference docs, conceptual and task-based guides, tutorials, code samples, and videos
Help improve our information architecture with an in-depth understanding of our users
Improve creator experience by giving feedback to cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Product, and Design.

You have:

A BA/BS degree in Technical Communications, Computer Science or equivalent, and 3+ years of equivalent experience
The drive to learn new, deeply technical concepts quickly
The ability to bring large features and initiatives to completion across multiple teams
Expertise in technical writing and information architecture theory
Experience working in docs-as-code authoring environments

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.

Annual Salary Range

$170,720—$209,140 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love:

Industry-leading compensation package
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
A rewarding 401k program
Flexible vacation policy
Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
At Roblox HQ:

Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
Annual CalTrain Go Pass

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $90,000 - $130,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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