PubMatic
Senior Technical Writer
New York, US · Senior
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$6,685 more — $131,685 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $131,685 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Technical Writers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Technical Writers (27-3042) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This role bridges engineering and documentation, specializing in API reference documentation, integration guides, and code-to-doc workflows using industry standards like OpenAPI Specification (OAS).
- The Senior Technical Writer produces high-quality content deliverables including API reference documentation, SDKs, how-to guides, tutorials, and code examples.
- Write integration guides and tutorials that walk developers through common use cases step-by-step
Responsibilities
- Create comprehensive API documentation from OpenAPI Specification files, including endpoint descriptions, parameters, authentication, error handling, and code examples
- Develop SDK documentation that guides developers through library installation, configuration, and implementation
- Create code examples in multiple languages (JavaScript, Python, Go, etc.) that demonstrate API usage
- Document webhooks, authentication mechanisms, and best practices for API consumption
- Manage code-to-doc workflows, including parsing and organizing API specifications using tools like Swagger/OpenAPI
- Collaborate with engineering teams to extract technical information, clarify undocumented behavior, and ensure accuracy
- Understand API design principles (REST, GraphQL concepts) and communicate them clearly to developers
Requirements
- 10+ years of technical writing experience
- Proven experience with OpenAPI Specification and REST APIs
- Proficiency with GitHub and markdown-based documentation workflows
- Strong working knowledge of at least 2-3 programming languages
- Experience documenting SDKs or client libraries
- Familiarity with code-to-doc automation tools or processes, including AI-assisted documentation generators
- Experience evaluating and improving AI-generated technical content for accuracy and quality
- Experience with documentation analytics and user feedback integration
- Familiarity with developer relations or developer experience workflows
- Experience with ReadMe, MkDocs, or similar documentation platforms
Compensation
- In accordance with applicable law, the below salary rang e provided is PubMatic's reasonable estimate of the total compensation for this role.
- New hires and current team members are typically compensated toward the middle of our pay range.
- In addition to salary PubMatic also offers a bonus and a competitive benefits package.
- Total Compensation Range
- $125,000 - $140,000 USD
Benefits
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status
- In addition to salary PubMatic also offers a bonus and a competitive benefits package.
Company info
- Evaluate and refine AI-generated content for accuracy, completeness, clarity, and alignment with company voice and standards
Equal opportunity
- PubMatic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; we don't just value diversity, we promote and celebrate it.
- About PubMatic
- PubMatic is one of the world's leading scaled digital advertising platforms, offering more transparent advertising solutions to publishers, media buyers, commerce companies and data owners, allowing them to harness the power and potential of the open internet to drive better business outcomes.
- Founded in 2006 with the vision that data-driven decisioning would be the future of digital advertising, we enable content creators to run a more profitable advertising business, which in turn allows them to invest back into the multi-screen and multi-format content that consumers demand.
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