Sr Technical Writer
Couchbase, the operational data platform for AI, empowers businesses to succeed by bringing data to life in new ways. Major market-leading companies rely on Couchbase for mission critical operational, analytical, mobile and AI workloads. Built to replace legacy infrastructure and fragmented data services, Couchbase empowers enterprises with a unified platform architected for performance, flexibility and global scale.
With Couchbase, organizations bring their data to life, launching game‑changing customer experiences, exploring the limitless potential of AI, and seamlessly extending applications from the cloud to the edge and beyond. Couchbase’s AI‑ready technology and enterprise partnership model eliminate complexity and reduce total cost of ownership, enabling teams to stay agile, innovative and secure.
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Couchbase is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to join the team at our Bangalore office.
This role involves bolstering our documentation across all products with a focus on utilising GenAI in the writing workflow. Applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to use common AI platforms to boost their productivity while remaining responsible for documentation quality. This role has a focus on a developer skillset who can use their expertise to direct tools to create better documentation and then verify the output. It requires heavy interaction with engineering teams and PMs to understand user needs, use cases and the product itself.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own technical documentation writing tasks
- Leverage AI to improve documentation efficiency and quality
- Guide the team on GEO and GenAI writing, tooling and integrations
- Work with other teams to integrate or manage access to docs assets
- Present to the team to level up their skillsets with GenAI
Specific skills:
- 8+ years of experience in technical writing, preferably in a database-focused role.
- 4+ years of experience in an engineering or cloud ops role with significant AI involvement (AI involvement for that last 18 months at least)
- Demonstrated proficiency in writing agentic applications
- Proficient with Git, docs-as-code and static sites
- Proficient with GitHub, AWS, Azure, VSCode
- Experience using GenAI to improve documentation
- Experience with API documentation
- Proficient in Python and at least 1 other modern language
At Couchbase, we believe innovation thrives when diverse perspectives are at the table. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds—including women, people of color, LGTBQIA+ professionals, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. If you see a role that excites you, but don’t meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.
Studies show underrepresented talent is less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We encourage you to apply if you’re excited about the role and can bring strong contributions to our team.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know—we’re happy to support you.
We value diverse educational and career backgrounds. If your experience aligns with the role’s goals—even if it doesn’t follow a traditional path—we’d love to hear from you.
- Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
- Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
- Financial Planning - Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
- Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
- Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
- And much more!
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