RoleGig/Technical Writing & Documentation
Issue 1 · Monday 5 October 2026
Document Ubuntu from anywhere, start as an associate technical writer in Bengaluru, write cyber security articles from USD 315 each
18 jobs, 8 hiring posts from LinkedIn and 8 freelance and contract leads for technical writing this week.
Put together each week by Udaay Alney
This week
- Hyderabad had far fewer writing roles than product roles this week. The searches found 11 technical writer roles there and 75 for product managers and product owners.
- One freelance call, for writers who can turn research reports into stories, closes on 6 October.
- Only one technical writing role passed the worldwide check: Canonical. Job boards tag many roles as worldwide, and most turned out to be limited to the Americas or Europe once I read the listing.
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Jobs
Remote, open worldwide1
Employers that hire across countries. The "Open to" line gives what each listing says about location, so read it before you apply.
- Several levelsStanding opening
Open toWorldwide; the listing says candidates across the globe
Documentation for Ubuntu and Canonical's other open source products, written as code with Git, Sphinx and reStructuredText. Includes two team trips a year. Apply on the company site.
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Jobs
India17
Hyderabad7
- Technical WriterRedwood Software3 to 5 yearsPosted 30 Sep
Documentation for automation software that runs alongside ERP systems. 95 applicants.
- Technical WriterAnblicks3+ yearsPosted 28 Sep
Turns product features and workflows into user documentation. 191 applicants.
- Senior Technical WriterBlackbaud India5+ yearsPosted 1 Oct
Online help, tutorials and release content in MadCap Flare, with AI tools as part of the workflow. 58 applicants.
- Senior Technical WriterProlifics4 to 8+ yearsPosted 29 Sep
Technical and product documentation, working with product managers, analysts, engineering and QA. Hybrid. Listed on Naukri.
- Technical WriterXoriant5 to 10 yearsPosted 29 Sep
Solution design documents, API docs and SOPs for enterprise software. Asks for basic C# and .NET. Hybrid, and also open in Pune and Bengaluru. Listed on Naukri.
- 3+ yearsPosted 2 Oct
Writes and maintains learning material for Intela, Deloitte's tax platform, turning demos and walkthroughs into guides for each release. 198 applicants.
- 2+ yearsPosted 2 Oct
Writes standard operating procedures for risk and fraud investigators, and emails to customers.
Rest of India7
- Technical WriterLiminal CustodyBengaluru4+ yearsPosted 1 Oct
API and developer documentation for a digital asset wallet and custody platform. The listing wants hands-on coding experience. 32 applicants.
- Technical WriterHeadSpinBengaluru3 to 6 yearsPosted 30 Sep
Despite the title, the work is marketing content such as blogs, solution pages and campaigns for a software testing product.
- R&D Technical WriterHitachi EnergyBengaluru2 to 5 yearsPosted 2 Oct
User documentation for grid automation and communication products.
- Bengaluru4+ yearsPosted this week
A member of Okta's Builder Experience team posted this on LinkedIn, and the apply links are in the post.
- Technical Content Engineer 3NutanixBengaluru5+ yearsPosted 3 Oct
Technical writing on the Serviceability team, working with engineers.
- Senior Specialist Technical WriterInfineon TechnologiesBengaluru5 to 8 yearsPosted 2 Oct
User manuals and guides using DITA XML and structured authoring, with Python automation. 38 applicants.
- Associate Technical WriterHevo DataBengaluru0 to 2 yearsPosted 18 Sep
For early-career writers. Docs-as-code, with AI tools used throughout the documentation pipeline. Apply on the company site.
Remote, hired in India3
- Technical WriterFlexiple, for an ed-tech client2 to 6 yearsPosted 5 Oct
Open toAnywhere in India
Owns the help centre, onboarding guides and internal product docs at a 60-person company. Fewer than 25 applicants.
- Technical WriterGainwell TechnologiesNot statedPosted 1 Oct
Open toIndia
Manuals, system guides, online help and developer guides. The shift is 2 PM to 11 PM IST.
- Technical WriterRevsyntech1 to 4 yearsPosted 1 Oct
Open toIndia
Technical documents, plus content for websites and social media. Listed on Naukri. 109 applicants.
Posts by people hiring
Hiring posts on LinkedIn8
Roles that companies and recruiters posted on LinkedIn this week. A post gives fewer details than a job listing, so read it and ask before you apply.
- Junior Technical WriterAMRADNET (India)Thane1 to 4 yearsPosted 3 Oct
User guides, manuals and product documentation. The post says no freshers. Posted by the company's HR team.
- Technical WriterPrivacy PillarBengaluru3+ yearsPosted 29 Sep
API documentation for a privacy software company. Posted by the company.
- Technical Writer IIIEmployer not named; posted by a recruiterHyderabad4+ yearsPosted 29 Sep
Software documentation with DITA and XML structured authoring, working with engineering and product teams.
- Senior Technical WriterEmployer not named; posted by a recruiterBengaluru or Hyderabad6+ yearsPosted 1 Oct
API documentation with MadCap Flare and GitBook, and review of AI-generated content. Hybrid, three days a week in the office.
- Technical WriterEmployer not named; posted by a recruiterBengaluru2 to 3 yearsPosted 30 Sep
User guides and release notes, with content managed in WordPress. Pay up to ₹5.70 LPA.
- Senior Technical WriterEmployer not named; posted by a recruiterHyderabad or Bengaluru6 to 8 yearsPosted 2 Oct
Work from office, pay up to ₹18 LPA. The post asks for local candidates only.
- Technical Writer and Illustrator, AerospaceEmployer not named; posted by a recruiter at Metaforge ITBengaluru4 to 5 yearsPosted 1 Oct
Component maintenance manuals and technical illustration to aerospace standards. Asks for an AME or B.E.
- Technical WriterThrough MiG StaffingThiruvananthapuram5 to 8 yearsPosted 30 Sep
One of several roles in the firm's weekly post, five days a week in the office. The same post lists a Product Owner for the HR domain, 8+ years.
Freelance and contract
Freelance and contract work8
- LinkedIn post, by a research group working on the power sector
Turn technical research and policy reports into stories and briefs for a general audience. Remote, October to November 2026. Apply by 6 October. Full details.
- LinkedIn post, by UNICERT Conformity LLP
Remote, freelance or full-time. Needs knowledge of ISO standards and experience writing or reviewing audit reports.
- LinkedIn Jobs, by RAOS Infosoft
Short-term project, full-time and remote. Drafting and updating user manuals and technical documents. 53 applicants.
- Upwork
Content that explains AI products and their technical concepts plainly.
- Upwork
Reviews and polishes course content. Wants e-learning experience.
- Draft.dev, on its writers page
Freelance and open anywhere in the world. Paid per article, starting at USD 315 in a listing dated 28 September. Wants writers with a background in cyber security development.
- LinkedIn post, from the Top of the Funnel newsletter
Includes an SEO technical content writer role at Cubbit. The links are in the post.
- Earn With Words newsletter, shared on X
Freelance writing for Business Insider and Future, plus full-time technical writer and content roles at EULER and Railway that are remote worldwide. Some pay figures in the list are estimates.
How this list is put together
Listings come from company career pages, Naukri, LinkedIn Jobs, Upwork, Internshala, remote job boards (Himalayas, We Work Remotely, Real Work From Anywhere), the Hacker News hiring thread, a LinkedIn post search and Google searches limited to the past seven days, collected on 5 October 2026. Experience figures are taken from each job description, and applicant counts are LinkedIn's or Naukri's on that day, so check the listing before you apply. Entries described as posts are public LinkedIn or X posts, and the contact details are in the posts.
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