Senior Technical Documentation Writer

What MatX Is Building

MatX is on a mission to make the world’s best AI models run as efficiently as possible—accelerating global progress in AI quality and accessibility. We are building cutting-edge AI infrastructure at the intersection of hardware and software, and our team is growing quickly.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Documentation Writer with experience in technical documentation and a strong understanding of the hardware and/or AI landscape. 

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, partners effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, and brings both rigor and empathy to technical documentation. You will have a direct impact on company success and will help shape all aspects of Technical Documentation as MatX continues to scale.

What You’ll Do Here

• Lead Technical Documentation for the software, hardware, and systems teams
• Work with hardware and software technical leads to generate documentation, both for internal use as well as external-facing customer documentation
• This includes, but is not limited to:
• Developer documentation, including:
• Hardware Architecture 
• Hardware Instruction Set Architecture
• Software Architecture
• Software APIs, including Programming Models, Compiler Intermediate Representations.
• Deployer documentation, including:
• System Deployment Guides
• Data sheets for hardware and systems

Who You Are

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Science or  Engineering or equivalent
• Possess outstanding Technical Documentation skills, preferably in both hardware and software
• Have 5-10 years of technical documentation experience
• Have experience with documentation of hardware (chips), software, and systems, preferably at a semiconductor company 
• Have experience with various forms of documentation, including tools for API document generation  (pydoc, rustdoc,...), markdown for readthedocs
• Ability to augment code (Rust/Python) with comments (pydoc,...) and generate documentation from code
• Experience with HW documentation, such as datasheets, Hardware documentation tools such as RDL, …
• Have experience integrating documentation from various sources into clear, cogent documentation with a uniform look and feel
• Experience using generative AI tools to generate and integrate documentation from multiple sources
• Have the ability to expand on existing documents, fill in gaps, and identify areas that need improvement
• Have the ability to work with engineers and translate from slide decks, technical notes, into documentation for  various levels of readers:  internal engineers, external developers, system deployers
• Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to track and follow up on documentation issues across multiple teams,  and work with engineers to ensure issues get resolved
• Possess the ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing requirements and cross-team dependencies
• Have excellent verbal communication skills
• Are highly organized with strong attention to detail
• This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday

Bonus Points If You Have

• Work experience as a software or hardware developer
• Experience at a startup building machine learning accelerators

Compensation

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.

• 0-5 years of experience - $120,000 - $200,000 + equity
• 5-10 years of experience - $120,000 -$300,000 + equity
• 10+ years experience - $120,000 - $400,000 + equity

What We Offer

• A Stake in our success A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
• Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t)
• Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
• Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
• Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
• Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
• Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t!
• Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
• Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
• MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most 
• Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our team and our focus on creating an inviting and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.