Software Technical Writer

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
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Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Security • Software
Sonar is the trust & verification layer for AI and agentic coding, and the industry standard for automated code review.
The Role
Produce and maintain developer-facing documentation for Sonar products using a docs-as-code workflow. Collaborate with engineers and PMs, author in Markdown within repos, verify and maintain runnable code samples, use AI tools responsibly, evolve style and information architecture, and mentor other writers.
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Who is Sonar?

Sonar is driving the future of agent-centric software development. As the leader in AI code verification and governance, we solve a critical problem: ensuring that software generated by AI-assisted developers or autonomous agents is reliable, secure, and maintainable.

Integrating seamlessly with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and Devin, we help over 75% of the Fortune 100 build trusted, reliable, compliant software. Customers who use Sonar are 44% less likely to report an outage due to AI-generated code.

We believe code verification is the critical missing link in the Agent-Centric Development Cycle (AC/DC). Industry giants like Nvidia, ServiceNow, Booking.com, Goldman Sachs, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company count on us to provide independent, explainable, consistent review and governance of their AI-generated code via products like:

  • SonarQube: The world’s leading AI code review and verification platform.
  • SonarQube Foundation Agent: Currently topping the leaderboards for agentic software repair.
  • SonarSweep & Sonar Context Augmentation: Providing the enterprise-grade context and constraints agents need to be truly effective.

Our team operates across global hubs in Austin, Bochum, Dubai, Geneva, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C. We move with a mindset we call CODE:

  • Committed to our customers and community.
  • Obsessed with quality.
  • Deliberate in our decisions.
  • Effective as one team.

With over $400M in revenue and profitable, fast-paced growth, we are building the backbone of the AI software revolution. If you’re hungry to have an impact, want to build at a fast pace, and ready to work at the forefront of AI, we want to hear from you.


Position descriptionWe're looking for a Senior or Staff Technical Writer to join the Sonar documentation team. We want someone who thinks like a developer, writes like a communicator, and builds documentation the same way engineers build software.

You'll own developer-facing content across the SonarQube product suite: conceptual guides, integration tutorials, and release documentation. You'll work directly alongside engineers and PMs, live in the same repos and PRs they do, and be expected to catch a broken code sample the same way you'd catch a grammatical error. You'll also shape how we think about documentation as a discipline — owning tooling decisions, defining style and structure, and raising the bar for the whole team.

As a Software Technical Writer, you will own developer-facing content across the SonarQube product suite. Your work will directly shape how practitioners using Sonar products—including developers, DevOps, and platform engineers—approach code quality and security. You will be the trusted expert, translating complex capabilities into practical knowledge. By crafting compelling, hands-on educational content, such as conceptual guides, in-depth tutorials, how-to-guides, etc,  to help enable millions of practitioners to write high quality, secure code. You won't just explain features; you will define the developer's journey with our products, establishing Sonar as an essential part of their Agentic SDLC workflow. You'll also shape how we think about documentation as a discipline. You will influence tooling decisions, help define style and structure, and raise the bar for the whole team.

What you will do

  • Plan, write, and maintain high-quality documentation for developer audiences: getting-started guides, how-tos, conceptual explanations, and release notes
  • Work in a docs-as-code workflow — authoring in Markdown, submitting PRs, reviewing diffs, and running docs through the same CI pipeline as code

  • Use AI tools to accelerate research, drafting, and content auditing — and take full ownership of the quality and accuracy of the output

  • Collaborate with engineers to document new features accurately and on time, often working from specs, early builds, and code review comments

  • Verify, and maintain code samples (in languages relevant to our integrations) to ensure they compile, run, and stay current with product changes

  • Audit and improve existing documentation for accuracy, completeness, structure, and voice

  • Help evolve the team's style guide, information architecture, and content standards

  • Mentor other writers and serve as a technical resource for docs-adjacent questions from engineering

Experience you will need:

  • Proven track record of creating technical content for developer audiences (provide portfolio/examples)
  • Fluency in a docs-as-code workflow: Markdown or similar markup, Git (branching, PRs, rebasing), and working inside a repo as a first-class collaborator

  • Strong software development or DevOps background with proficiency in some programming languages

  • Fluency in a docs-as-code workflow: Markdown or similar markup, Git (branching, PRs, rebasing), and working inside a repo as a first-class collaborator

  • Comfort using AI tools (Claude, Codex, Copilot, etc.) to augment your workflow, with a clear-eyed approach to validating AI-generated content

  • Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and product teams to ship documentation alongside features

  • Strong instinct for information architecture: you know the difference between a tutorial, a how-to, a reference, and a concept and when to use them

  • Nice to Have
  • Solid understanding of DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines

  • Experience writing documentation for the agentic SDLC

  • Experience with code quality, security, and testing concepts including SAST, DAST, code coverage, and vulnerability management

  • Demonstrated ability to read, write, and debug code — whether through writing verified code samples in technical articles, a background as a developer or software engineer, or equivalent hands-on experience

In-office culture

We're intentional about this. We believe the best teams are built in the room together. Three anchor days — Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays — create the collaboration rhythm that makes a hub office worth having. 

Candidates need to be genuinely based in the location the role is posted  — if that's not where you are today, we're happy to support relocation for the right person.


We value diversity, equity, and inclusion

At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

If you need any accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date. 

Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered. 

Skills Required

  • Proven track record creating technical content for developer audiences; provide portfolio/examples
  • Fluency in docs-as-code workflow: Markdown and Git (branching, PRs, rebasing)
  • Strong software development or DevOps background with proficiency in programming languages
  • Comfort using AI coding tools (Claude, Codex, GitHub Copilot, etc.) and validating outputs
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering and product to ship documentation alongside features
  • Ability to verify, maintain, and test code samples so they compile and run
  • Strong information architecture instincts (tutorial vs how-to vs reference vs concept)
  • Be genuinely based in the location the role is posted and work on anchor in-office days (Mon/Tue/Thu)
  • Background check and reference verification prior to start
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (nice-to-have)
  • Experience writing documentation for agentic SDLC (nice-to-have)
  • Familiarity with code quality and security concepts (SAST, DAST, code coverage, vulnerability management)
  • Demonstrated ability to read, write, and debug code (preferred)

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Sonar Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is broad and company‑subsidized for employees, with life and disability fully covered and telemedicine included. Additional options like an EAP and HSA/FSA expand the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth PTO is generous with a substantial baseline and additional days based on seniority, alongside sick leave and holidays where outlined. Company‑wide time off is also included.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave covers primary and secondary caregivers with a return‑to‑work program and onsite mother’s room. Company‑sponsored family events add further support for families.

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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
800 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Sonar provides the essential verification layer for the AI-driven development era, ensuring all code—whether human-written or AI-generated—is code you can trust. Today, AI coding tools are generating explosive volumes of code. This has created an "engineering productivity paradox" : faster code writing doesn't automatically lead to faster, safer software delivery. The new bottleneck is verification. Sonar solves this. Integrating code quality and code security into a single platform (SonarQube), Sonar is the foundation for high performance software engineering, analyzing over 750 billion lines of code daily to ensure applications are secure, reliable, and maintainable. As an independent verification platform, Sonar enables organizations to securely develop at the speed of AI. We are driven by a deep belief in our people, a commitment to excellence, and an unwavering dedication to delivery. We operate as a united group where our collective success is the sum of each individual's contributions. Our company culture is driven by the values of CODE: Committed, Obsessed, Deliberate & Effective. This mindset reflects our culture of creativity, collaboration, and pride in the work we do. Rooted in the open source community, Sonar’s solutions support over 35 programming languages, frameworks, and infrastructure technologies. Today, Sonar is used by 7M+ developers worldwide, including ServiceNow, Booking.com, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company. Sonar is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with additional offices in Austin, Texas; Bochum, Germany; London, Singapore, and Tokyo. The company is rapidly growing with over 800 employees! Join us in our mission to solve the trillion-dollar challenge of bad code!

Why Work With Us

We are a product-first company, with a people-first culture. Every employee has the opportunity to grow and learn. We promote from within, provide regular feedback and professional development opportunities, value the right to fail along with respect and kindness and work with team members to achieve their full potential.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

At Sonar, we require employees to come into the office 3 days/week.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
HQAustin, TX office
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