Overview
Technical Writer, Android Jobs in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at Google
Title: Technical Writer, Android
Company: Google
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience creating content for technical audiences (e.g., developer documentation, Computer Science course material, or IT administration playbooks).
2 years of experience with a technical background working alongside software developers.
Preferred qualifications:
5 years of experience in project management.
Experience with a technical background working alongside software developers.
Experience working across multiple time zones.
Understanding of Android/iOS from both the user and developer perspectives.
About The Job
Technical writers plan, create, and maintain educational content as an integral part of the engineering or user experience. The content is often in the form of documentation, but may also be UI text, sample code, videos, or other educational material. Regardless of the content medium, technical writers are distinguished by their abilities to explain complex topics in a way that’s useful to their audience.
Android is Google’s open-source mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.
Responsibilities
Build a portfolio of local vendors with Android and lead efforts on quality audits, sample code reviews, and content maintenance.
Lead documentation projects by scoping work, securing stakeholder buy-in, delegating tasks, guiding execution, and communicating progress.
Collaborate with Android DevRel engineers, Project Manager, engineers, and UX researchers to identify documentation needs and propose content plans to address them.
Develop content strategy and editorial guidelines, delivering content that aligns with our information architecture (IA) and quality standards.
Transform authoring and quality through new tools and workflows, such as using generative AI. Build a portfolio of local vendors with Android experience.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .
