From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
About the Role
At Fivetran, documentation is a critical part of our product. As a Senior Technical Writer, you will shape internal knowledge management within the product department and contribute to external documentation. Your work will directly influence our information architecture strategy and ensure that our teams and customers have the information they need to succeed.
You’ll collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, support teams, and fellow technical writers to create and maintain exceptional documentation that drives efficiency and understanding across the organization.
This is a full-time position based out of our Novi Sad office.
Technologies You’ll Use
- Markdown, Slab, GitHub, Height, Slack, Google Workspace
What You’ll Do
- Organize the product department’s knowledge base and take responsibility for its quality
- Write clear, concise, and technically accurate documentation for internal and external audiences
- Edit and proofread documents written by others and coach non-writers on ways to improve their writing skills
- Develop guidelines and templates to enable product team members to create consistent documentation
- Identify opportunities to improve documentation processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and collaboration
- Prepare and present department training sessions
- Manage complex projects, ensuring timely delivery across multiple initiatives
- Collaborate with a global team of product managers, engineers, designers, and others to plan writing projects, gather information, and review drafts
Skills We’re Looking For
- 3+ years of experience creating content for technical or business audiences
- Experience designing and implementing effective information architecture for large or complex content sets
- Excellent writing and editing skills with an impeccable command of the English language and grammar
- A user-focused approach with the ability to adapt your writing to meet the needs of your audience
- Experience writing about complex software products or high-tech systems, demonstrating a strong understanding of technical concepts
- Interest in public speaking
- Proven ability to manage complex projects from initiation to completion, delivering timely, high-quality results
- A strong track record of working with international and distributed teams
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and adapt to changing priorities
Bonus Skills
- Prior experience working with knowledge management platforms such as Slab, Confluence, Notion, or SharePoint
- Experience with ELT, SQL, or big data in general
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Perks and Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
- Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
- RSU stock grants*
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.
*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information
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We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.
Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.
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What We Do
Fivetran is the global leader in modern data integration. Our mission is to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. Built for the cloud, Fivetran enables data teams to effortlessly centralize and transform data from hundreds of SaaS and on-prem data sources into high-performance cloud destinations. Fast-moving startups and the world’s largest companies use Fivetran to accelerate modern analytics and operational efficiency, fueling data-driven business growth. Fivetran is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices around the world.
Why Work With Us
At Fivetran, we live by our values daily. In every interaction, it is easy to identify that we work with integrity, we take initiative, and we employ a team-first approach. Our Glassdoor rating is no accident: just as customer experience is a guiding light for us, so is employee satisfaction. Experience ownership, impact, and recognition here.
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