Senior Technical Content Editor - Developer Programs

Senior Technical Content Editor - Developer Programs

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Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter.

By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud‑based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

The Developer Content Programs team's mission is to educate, inspire, and connect with the developer community.
The Technical Editor is a cross‑functional role responsible for ensuring the accuracy, clarity, and relevance of Elastic’s developer‑focused content across search, observability, security, and GenAI. This editor will be the source of truth for technical quality, while supporting PMMs, internal engineers, social media managers, and other contributors to ensure that everything we publish is accurate, engaging, and aligned with our developer philosophy.

We are looking for a candidate with broad platform knowledge gained through hands‑on experience, strong editorial instincts, and a passion for helping teams transform complex technical ideas into content that resonates with developers. You should have meticulous attention to detail, thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment, and bring both creativity and precision to everything you do. This is an individual contributor role.

• Write and build high‑quality content—tutorials, deep dives, Labs articles, demos, and video explainers for  or our You Tube channel.
• Technical content reviews across all formats: blogs, You Tube scripts and videos, short‑form social posts, and more.
• Help ensure that we, Elastic, show up in all of the above spaces in an authentic, developer‑first way.
• Validate correctness and clarify explanations in partnership with engineers and PMs across search, observability, security, and GenAI.
• Guide writers, video creators, and contributors toward the desired level of detail and narrative structure.
• Brainstorm and weigh in on emerging content strategies, especially on hot industry topics and the best storytelling angle.
• Surface recurring questions or themes from various developer forums that should influence future content plans.
• Strengthen our presence on Reddit and Hacker News, and help the team develop relevant, tonally appropriate promotion strategies.

• 5+ years of engineering experience, proficiency in at least one programming language, and a drive to continue learning the latest technology trends.
• Experience writing and editing articles, with an ability to quickly diagnose whether a piece is accurate, well articulated, and developer‑friendly. Fluent English is required.
• Excellent editorial judgment and strong time‑management skills to run reviews across multiple content streams.
• Experience working autonomously and self‑organizing.
• Curiosity and adaptability to quickly become an expert on new tools and topics, with an overall love of learning.
• Comfortable working with a highly distributed team and collaborating with many counterparts across time zones.

• Existing Elasticsearch expertise.
• Experience with writing documentation.
• A strong social media presence (connected to relevant audiences).

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

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