Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning, focused on developing an end-to-end platform for AI systems. They are seeking a Senior Technical Writer, Developer Experience to own the documentation product, optimize the getting-started experience for developers, and uphold editorial standards across various content types.
Responsibilities
- Audit what exists, cut what doesn't serve developers, and build a roadmap for what's missing
- Own information architecture, structure, and coverage across Lightning Studios (AI Dev Platform) and Lightning Deploy (Inference Platform)
- Own the entry point where developers go from zero to value, treating time-to-first-success as a metric worth optimizing
- Uphold the bar for how we write across docs, landing pages, and technical blog posts, working directly with Product and Marketing leadership
- Extract what needs to be written and make it good by collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, and designers
- Build an approach to docs that scales beyond what we ship internally
Skills
- 5+ years of technical writing experience at a company where docs were treated as a product, not an afterthought
- Demonstrated experience owning developer documentation end-to-end — SDK references, CLI guides, API docs, getting started flows
- Comfortable reading code; you don't need to ship it, but you need to understand it well enough to explain it accurately
- Strong information architecture instincts — you have opinions on structure, progressive disclosure, and example density, and you can defend them
- Experience collaborating directly with engineering and product teams to extract, shape, and ship content on release timelines
- Proficiency with modern docs tooling (Mintlify, Docusaurus, ReadMe, or similar)
- Actively uses AI tools (Claude, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate writing, research, and content production — this isn't optional; it's how we expect this role to scale
- Experience at a developer-led or PLG company where docs were a measurable part of the growth motion
- Familiarity with ML/AI tooling, inference platforms, or developer infrastructure
- Experience building or selecting docs tooling, not just using it
- Background in technical blogging, developer education, or community content
- Experience growing or mentoring a writing team
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
- Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
- Generous paid time off, plus holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development support
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends
- Flexible work environment
Company Overview
The AI development platform - From idea to AI, Lightning fast ⚡️. Code together. Prototype. Train on GPUs. Scale. Serve. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.pytorchlightning.ai.Company H1B Sponsorship
Lightning AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2023, 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.