Sr. Technical Writer, API Docs
Role summary
Addepar is seeking a Sr. Technical Writer for API Docs to architect developer-facing content and define AI/automation strategies for technical documentation. This role involves auditing and updating API documentation, testing against live environments, and implementing best practices for automated documentation using AI tools like ReadMe. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in API documentation, be comfortable reading code (Python, Java), proficient with developer tools (Postman, GitHub), and possess a strong understanding of LLMs and "docs-as-code" workflows. This is a remote position based in Canada, reporting to the Head of Design for Platform Adoption.
Who We Are
Addepar is a global data and AI platform empowering investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence. Addepar unifies portfolio, market and client data in a total portfolio view and delivers AI-powered insights within investment and client workflows. More than 1,400 firms in nearly 60 countries use Addepar to manage and advise on nearly $9 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with nearly 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and complexity. Addepar supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva and São Paulo.
The Role
At Addepar, we’re empowering a global ecosystem of partners to build on our platform. To achieve this, we must provide developers with world-class resources that empower them to deliver their best work.
This role isn’t a traditional writing role. Instead, you’ll sit at the intersection of writing and experimenting with the latest AI documentation tools. As our technical writer for API docs, you’ll be the primary architect for developer-facing content. Beyond that, you’ll also define how Addepar leverages AI and automation to ensure our technical content remains current, correct, and complete.
You’ll report to the Head of Design for Platform Adoption.
Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Canada.
The current range for this role is $87,000 - $109,000(base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits.
Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is based on the first day of employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be based in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, or Ontario.
What You’ll Do
Who You Are
Our Values
In addition to our core values, Addepar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to bring together diverse ideas, experiences, skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds and identities to drive innovative solutions. We commit to promoting a welcoming environment where inclusion and belonging are held as a shared responsibility.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Sample Addepar interview questions
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Design a messaging system like WhatsApp.
system designmedium - 2
Build a scalable distributed filesystem for data storage.
system designmedium - 3
Merge Overlapping Intervals Merge overlapping intervals in an array. Input: intervals = [[1,4],[4,5]] Output: [[1,5]] Explanation: The intervals touch exactly at the 4 mark, so they are successfully merged into a single continuous interval.
codingmedium - 4
Product of Array Except Self Calculate the product of an array except for self without using division. Input: nums = [-1,1,0,-3,3] Output: [0,0,9,0,0] Explanation: The single zero zeros out all products except at its own index, which cleanly multiplies the remaining elements.
codingmedium - 5
Add Two Numbers Represented as Strings Add two non-negative integers represented as strings. Input: num1 = "456", num2 = "77" Output: "533" Explanation: Performs character-by-character addition from right to left, carrying the 1 from 6+7=13 to the next decimal place.
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