Sr Technical Writer
Couchbase, Inc. · Posted Oct 6
Cloud database, operational data platform, NoSQL, and database-as-a-service solutions
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About the role
Couchbase provides an operational data platform for AI, with products used for mission-critical operational, analytical, mobile, and AI workloads. The documentation team in Bangalore creates developer-facing technical documentation across Couchbase products. This Senior Technical Writer (AI) role will integrate Generative AI into documentation workflows, author API and SDK documentation, and collaborate with Engineering and Product Management while guiding the writing team on GenAI and GEO practices.
What you will do
- AI & Core Product Documentation: Own end-to-end developer documentation for AI capabilities, including AI Services, Vector Indexes, Search, and agentic applications.
- GenAI Workflow Integration: Champion the responsible use of GenAI tools to scale documentation velocity and elevate quality while maintaining strict technical oversight and accuracy.
- Team Enablement & Mentorship: Guide and upskill the technical writing team on GEO strategies, GenAI tools, static site integrations, and automated writing workflows.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Product Managers, Engineers, and Cloud Ops teams to deeply understand user requirements, translate technical architecture into actionable guides, and manage documentation assets.
- SDK & API Documentation: Author clear, developer-focused API documentation and code samples across modern programming languages.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Technical Writing: 3+ years of experience writing high-quality developer documentation, preferably in a database or enterprise software domain.
- AI & Engineering Focus: 3+ years of experience in an engineering, cloud ops, or technical role with heavy involvement in AI technologies.
- Agentic Applications: Practical experience writing, building, or documenting agentic applications and related frameworks.
- Docs-as-Code & Infrastructure: Deep expertise in Docs-as-Code workflows, Git/GitHub, and static site generators (such as Antora, MkDocs, Mintlify, Hugo, or Nginx).
- Programming Proficiency: Hands-on proficiency in Python plus working knowledge of at least one other modern programming language (e.g., C#, C++, C, Java, Rust, or Ruby).
- Cloud & Dev Tools: Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and developer environments (VSCode, Git).
- Proactive & Action-Oriented: You thrive with autonomy, take the initiative to solve unstructured problems, and learn by doing.
- Curious & Adaptable: Our SDKs cover multiple programming languages. While you don't need to be an expert in every language on day one, you should be an eager learner who comfortable diving into new technical domains on the fly.
- Quality-Driven: You view AI as an amplifier for human capability, taking complete ownership of the technical validity, accuracy, and tone of everything you publish.
Benefits and support
- Generous Time Off: Flexible programs designed to support your work-life balance.
About Couchbase, Inc.
Couchbase, Inc. provides a modern, AI-ready cloud database and developer data platform that empowers enterprises to build, deploy, and run mission-critical applications. Its flagship solutions include Couchbase Server, Couchbase Capella (fully managed DBaaS), and Couchbase Mobile & Edge, designed to unify operational, analytical, and AI workloads across cloud and edge environments.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 800-1000 employees
- Founded
- 2011
- Location
- San Jose, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Private Company
Funding
Private Company · $251M raised
- 2020-05-21Series G$105M
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Product and Strategy Officer
President and Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
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