Fractional Technical​/Engineering Documentation Writer – AI​/ML

The ideal candidate combines deep engineering knowledge with strong technical writing and editing ability
. This person must be comfortable working directly with engineers, understanding engineering terminology and complex AI concepts, and independently determining whether technical documentation is accurate and makes sense.

A traditional writing background alone is not sufficient. Strong candidates may be software engineers who are accomplished technical communicators or technical writers with substantial hands-on engineering experience.

This is a fractional, ongoing engagement with work occurring in concentrated spurts around releases rather than at a consistent weekly volume. Approximately 20 hours per month is anticipated initially, with flexibility to structure the engagement as a block of hours. There is strong interest in retaining the right person long term and integrating them into the release process.

• Develop and refine public-facing technical documentation supporting AI/model releases.
• Consolidate technical contributions from multiple engineers into a clear, consistent narrative and voice.
• Sanity-check documentation for technical accuracy, clarity, completeness, and audience understanding.
• Establish frameworks, standards, and repeatable processes for technical release documentation.
• Work quickly around rolling release timelines and periods of concentrated documentation needs.
• Translate highly technical engineering material into polished documentation for external technical audiences.

• Deep technical/engineering expertise is essential.
• Having been part of a frontier lab is a huge plus.
• Demonstrated experience creating public-facing technical documentation for complex engineering projects
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• Track record supporting technical releases, ideally involving open- or closed-source AI models, open-source systems, or closely related technologies
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• Strong understanding of AI/ML, software engineering, and engineering terminology.
• Exceptional technical writing, editing, synthesis, and information-organization skills.
• Ability to collaborate directly with highly technical engineering teams and work with minimal hand-holding.
• Able to move quickly, create structure from fragmented technical inputs, and maintain accuracy across contributions from multiple engineers.
• Experience producing documentation at organizations with sophisticated engineering or open-source environments is highly desirable.

Location: United States - Remote (within location)
Employment Type: Contract
Compensation: $90 – $95 / hour