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Hercules

Senior Content Writer, Engineering

Hercules

. Deep dive into Hercules’ engineering and research .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates exceptional technical writing skills tailored for an engineering audience, with the ability to read code, understand system architecture, and effectively communicate complex technical concepts. Proficient in conducting research, interviewing engineers, and producing high-quality technical content supported by data and diagrams.

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Technical WritingCode ReadingResearch SkillsInterviewing SkillsAI Utilization

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Hard Skills
Technical WritingCode ReadingUnderstanding System ArchitectureTesting Code ExamplesInterpreting Technical PapersWriting for Engineering AudienceAnalytical RigorEditorial JudgmentExplaining Engineering TradeoffsCreating Diagrams
Soft Skills
Strong Research SkillsStrong Interviewing Skills
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Industry Keywords
Engineering BlogInfrastructureDatabasesAPIsAI Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Deep dive into Hercules’ engineering and research
  • Write about complex technical challenges, systems, decisions, tradeoffs, failures, and lessons learned
  • Find new stories by spending time with engineers, reading internal documents, and exploring the product and codebase
  • Publish technical content consistently for Hercules’ engineering blog
  • Co-write and edit posts with engineers
  • Turn rough notes, conversations, and technical drafts into excellent articles
  • Support articles with diagrams, code examples, and data

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Senior or staff level Content Writer experience
  • Exceptional technical writing for an engineering audience
  • Portfolio of excellent writing for an engineering audience is explicitly required
  • Ability to read code and understand system architecture
  • Ability to follow discussions about infrastructure, databases, APIs, and AI systems
  • Ability to test code examples and explain engineering tradeoffs
  • Strong interviewing skills
  • Strong research and analytical rigor
  • Ability to read technical papers and interpret benchmarks and experimental results
  • Editorial judgment
  • Ability to use AI to 10x output speed and improve quality
  • Willingness to work in US time zones for remote work
  • Willingness to travel to the San Francisco office regularly for remote work

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Unlimited AI token budget
  • Take what you need vacation policy
  • Healthcare, vision, and dental
  • Daily lunches, dinners and snacks in the office
  • Equity