Databricks · 2 weeks ago
Staff Technical Writer, Platform
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $200K/yr
6+ years expDatabricks is the data and AI company, passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world’s toughest problems. The Staff Technical Writer will create compelling content for data scientists, data engineers, and data analysts, collaborating with engineers and product managers to develop effective documentation.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationData ManagementData StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with engineers and product managers to develop effective, customer-focused documentation
Collaborate closely with customer-facing technical staff (support engineers, solutions architects, developer relations) on best practices, onboarding material, and other scenario-based guidance
Guide the development of an information architecture that organizes content around customer use cases
Use data to develop insights that drive planning, prioritization, and improvements
Qualification
Required
6+ years of documenting sophisticated technologies for developers and software engineers, or similar work experience
Ability to work in person in either our Bay Area or Seattle area offices
Enthusiastic about the investigative side of technical writing: skilled at tracking down elusive details and transforming them into clear, useful information for the customer
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Expertise in technical writing tools and style: maintaining a consistent voice, a clear and engaging tone, and a solid grasp of grammar and usage rules
Experience working with data products, cloud computing, and SQL
Demonstrated understanding of information architecture concepts and how to apply them to a constantly changing website
Proven project management skills
Proficiency in Markdown-style formats with Git and GitHub
Experience using data and customer feedback to drive decision-making
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (385)
2024 (319)
2023 (227)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$26.05BKey Investors
JP MorganFidelity,Insight Partners,J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementAndreessen Horowitz,Insight Partners,MGX,Thrive Capital,WCM Investment Management
2026-01-23Debt Financing· $1.8B
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
Ion Stoica
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
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