Overview
Marqeta is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to join our Documentation team. You will create and maintain developer-focused documentation for our payments platform, including API references, tutorials, release notes, and onboarding guides. This role is based in Canada, with options in Toronto or Vancouver.
Responsibilities
- Create, update, and maintain technical documentation for developers, product managers, and customer engineers.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to produce clear, accurate technical content.
- Write API references, getting-started guides, tutorials, and sample code.
- Edit and validate content for accuracy, consistency, and tone.
- Ensure documentation quality across updates and releases.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical writing experience in software or fintech domains.
- Experience with API documentation formats (OpenAPI/Swagger) is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work with engineers and product teams to understand complex systems.
- Familiarity with content strategy and information architecture principles.
Nice-to-have
- Experience with Markdown, AsciiDoc, or similar markup languages.
- Knowledge of developer portals and docs tooling (e.g., ReadMe, Zendesk, GitHub).
About Marqeta
Marqeta is a leading fintech company providing modern card issuing and payment processing solutions.
Location
Toronto, Canada; Vancouver, Canada