Technical Writer Intern
Technical Writer Intern
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Job Description
At HackerRank we are on a mission to change the world to value skills over pedigree. We are a highperforming missiondriven team that truly madly deeply cares about what we do. We dont see velocity and quality as tradeoffs both matter. If you take pride in highimpact work and thrive in a driven team HackerRank is where you belong.
This is a 6month fulltime inoffice internship based in our Bengaluru office. Apply only if youre available for the entire duration.
About the Role
Are you passionate about simplifying complex technical concepts through clear engaging content At HackerRank we are looking for a Technical Writer Intern who can help us craft highquality documentation and resources that empower developers and our customers alike. In this role youll work closely with product managers engineers and the customer success team to create meaningful content that supports our platform and drives user success.
What Youll Do
- Create and maintain highquality technical documentation such as user guides howto guides integration guides FAQs and release notes for developer and customer audiences
- Work closely with product managers engineers and customer success teams to gather information and document new features and updates.
- Continuously review update and improve existing documentation to ensure clarity accuracy and consistency.
- Use visualssuch as screenshots and short GIFsto enhance the clarity and engagement of technical content
- Ensure documentation aligns with the HackerRank Documentation Style Guide including voice tone formatting and terminology.
Youll Thrive in This Role If You:
- Have a passion for technical writing and creating developercentric content.
- Are curious detailoriented and enjoy explaining how things work.
- Excel at breaking down technical topics into simple digestible content.
- Enjoy working collaboratively with product managers engineers and customer success teams.
- Are a collaborative team player who welcomes feedback.
- Have a basic understanding of the Document Development Life Cycle (DDLC).
What You Bring
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelors degree in Engineering or a Masters degree in English Journalism or a related field.
- Bonus Previous experience with blog writing documentation or opensource contributions.
- Bonus Familiarity with documentation tools project management platforms (e.g. Jira Linear) and visual content tools (e.g. Camtasia ScreenStudio).
Life at HackerRank
Seasoned mentors a great culture amazing people and opportunities to make a real difference all in a realworld scenario and right at the beginning of your career! If that sounds exciting read on...
- Youll be paired with a dedicated mentor who will guide and support you throughout your internship.
- Youll contribute to documentation projects from your very first month hitting the ground running by working on content that supports thousands of developers and customers across the globe. Your words will help shape how users interact with our products.
- Transparent communication is the key value that binds us all together. Youll have access to all the information you need including weekly updates on the companys progress directly from the Executive team.
- Youll have direct access to everyone in the company and will always be encouraged to challenge the status quo empowering you to be more datadriven in your decisions.
- Whether youre graduating and looking for a fulltime role or planning to return for another internship youll be considered for a return offer based on your performance.
You get to design your internship page with your batch. Glance through the previous years pages: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 winter 2018 summer 2019 winter 2019 summer 2020 winter Indy 2020 winter 2021 winter 2021 summer 2022 winter 2022 summer and 2024.
What do the previous Interns have to say Take a sneak peek
- Blog post by Ishan (SDE Intern 2021 summer batch)
- Blog post by Abhishek (SDE Intern 2021 summer batch)
- Blog series by Adyasha (SDE Intern 2021 summer batch)
- Blog post by Sindhu (SDE Intern 2024 batch)
- Blog post by Khushboo (SDE Intern 2024 batch)
- Blog post by Priya (SDE Intern 2023 batch)
- You can read many more blogs and watch videos here
FAQs
- Is it only for 6 months Yes it is a 6month fulltime Internship.
- Is it a paid/Unpaid internship It is a paid Internship and comes with a lot more
- Is it a remote internship No this is a fulltime inoffice internship.
- What benefits are available apart from the stipend There is insurance coverage of twoway travel various reimbursements and so much more!
If you have any questions about the steps mentioned above write to and someone from our team will answer them.
Want to learn more about HackerRankCheck explore our products solutions and resources and dive into our story and missionhere.
HackerRank is a proud equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunity to everyone for employment based on individual performance and qualification. We never discriminate based on race religion national origin gender identity or expression sexual orientation age marital veteran or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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- Our Recruiters use @ email addresses.
- We never ask for payment or credit check information to apply interview or work here.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
