Senior Technical Writer

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Job Description

Technical writers at Salesforce produce documentation and content experiences that help customers get the most out of our products. We work closely with other writers, product managers, engineers, and the User Experience (UX) team in an Agile development environment to produce in-app assistance, help, guides, interactive training (https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en), and videos for administrators, users, and developers. We’re passionate about innovating and developing solution-oriented content strategies that deliver the right content, the right way, at the right time.

Required Experience/Skills

• 6+ years of experience documenting software for technical audiences.
• Ability to write clean, concise, and approachable content.
• Proven ability to craft content for end users.
• Ability to quickly learn complex technologies.
• High standards of quality and attention to detail.
• Experience with XML-based authoring tools such as Oxygen.
• Experience with source control software such as Perforce or Git.
• Excellent problem solver.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong advocate for the customer.
• Ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple deliverables within tight deadlines.
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of DITA and structured authoring.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment

Desired Experience/Skills

• Experience with source control software.
• Good to have ability to read, understand, and build short code samples in a variety of programming languages.
• Experience with CRM applications (Salesforce familiarity a plus).
• Good to have experience with Salesforce-specific technologies (Apex, Lightning Web Components, etc.).
• Programming knowledge with HTML.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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Key skills/competency

• Technical Writing
• Content Strategy
• Agile Development
• DITA
• XML Authoring
• Customer Advocacy
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Skills
• Collaboration
• Quality Assurance