Senior Technical Writer, Developer Documentation

Details

NVIDIA is transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing and is tapping into AI to define the next era of computing. This role will drive the operational delivery of Omniverse's developer documentation plan, bringing extensive DocOps skills to develop high-quality documentation systems that boost ISV adoption across the platform. You will partner with the Documentation Director to convert strategy into results, craft information architecture, define quality criteria, and incorporate advanced documentation techniques at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational execution of documentation strategy and craft/maintain information architecture for the entire Omniverse documentation ecosystem serving 400+ engineers.
• Establish documentation quality standards, style guides, and guidelines based on industry expertise and modern DocOps methodologies.
• Build content models and patterns optimized for developer consumption and AI readiness, structuring documentation for LLM integration and future agent capabilities.
• Mentor the documentation team on information architecture, content strategy, and modern documentation practices; encourage craft excellence.
• Make strategic decisions on documentation tooling, infrastructure, and workflows to enable scale across distributed contributors (Product, Engineering, CS, PMM, etc.).
• Define and track documentation efficiency metrics (time-to-first-success, support deflection, developer happiness) to drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with management on strategic direction while owning day-to-day technical leadership, operational decisions, and cross-functional influence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) plus 12+ years in developer documentation and 5+ years developing or revamping documentation systems at scale.
• Deep expertise in modern DocOps practices, information architecture, and docs-as-code workflows; demonstrated experience implementing these at scale.
• Proven ability to build and maintain complex content structures serving multiple audiences; portfolio demonstrating documentation systems you built or transformed.
• Technical depth to understand complex systems (SDKs, APIs, platform architectures) and engage credibly with engineering teams (production coding not required).
• Experience influencing without authority in matrix organizations and establishing standards adopted across multi-team environments.

Ways to stand out

• Experience at companies known for developer documentation excellence (e.g., Stripe, Atlassian, Twilio, MongoDB) with measurable improvements in adoption or support efficiency.
• Experience with graphics, simulation, robotics, or real-time systems documentation; familiarity with USD, OpenGL, or similar technologies.
• Track record building AI-ready documentation systems (structured content, LLM integration, context systems) with practical implementation experience.
• Established presence in the technical writing community through conference talks, blog posts, or open source contributions.
• Recognized industry expert who has transformed documentation at multiple companies and published thought leadership in DocOps practices.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: 176,000 USD - 276,000 USD (determined by location, experience, and comparable roles).
• Eligible for equity and comprehensive benefits. See: https://www.nvidiabenefits.com/

Other details

• Applications accepted at least until January 20, 2026.
• NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
• NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse work environment.