Software Engineer IV

Job Summary:

In Developer Publications, the company teaches people to design and build incredible software for company platforms. The audience includes beginning developers starting out with Swift Playgrounds, designers using our Human Interface Guidelines, and a wide range of developers using Xcode. The Software Content Engineer will work closely with editors, engineers, designers, and teams across the company to produce clear, concise, engaging content.

Job Responsibilities:

• Reviewing existing documentation and APIs for correctness, completeness, clarity, and ease of use, and participating in conversations to update documentation with various software engineering teams.
• Composing documents that teach standard methodologies for using technologies through tutorials, sample code, and API references.
• Exploring how the latest software technologies work by discussing design principles, analyzing engineering specifications, and developing code.
• Researching developer needs and producing compelling content to address those needs.

Qualifications:

• A passion for the company, learning new technologies, and teaching developers to write amazing apps.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, critical-thinking capabilities, and attention to detail.
• The ability to interpret complex topics and distill them into clear, simplified prose and teachable sample code.
• Proven experience developing apps using Xcode and Swift/Objective-C
• Familiarity with JavaScript and REST APIs a plus
• Familiarity with the company’s Human Interface Guidelines and an understanding of UX/UI design principles are a plus