Manager Technical Writer
Hybrid (Gurgaon / Bengaluru / Mumbai)full-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
We are hiring a Manager Technical Writer to guide the creation of world-class documentation for the MongoDB data platform. Lead a technical writing team, influence the strategic vision for MongoDB docs, and drive AI-assisted documentation workflows in a hybrid environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead a technical writing team with opportunity for team growth
- Integrate with a highly collaborative, globally distributed group of documentation leaders to build a strong cross-functional documentation team
- Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Design, Developer Relations, and Product Marketing to ensure the documentation meets the needs of our users
- Guide the team's adoption of AI-assisted research, writing, and review workflows, ensuring quality and technical accuracy remain high
- Foster a positive and effective team culture
- Develop the writing, testing, and technical skills of the team through coaching
- Contribute feedback to the team through copy review and planning discussions
- Collaborate with Engineering and Product on the team’s roadmap
- Interview and hire talented writers for all areas of the MongoDB Docs team
- Advocate for users in everything your team produces
- Produce technically accurate and well-written documentation when time permits
Qualifications
- Extensive technical writing experience
- 2+ years of experience managing a team of technical writers, developer advocates, or other technical communications-focused roles
- Passion for developing writing expertise on a team through reviews and mentorship
- Experience prioritizing and planning documentation projects
- Ability to work collaboratively with other documentation leaders and writers
- Experience growing a technical writing team through interviewing, hiring, and onboarding
- Hands-on experience using AI tools to accelerate documentation work
- Ability to apply editorial judgment to evaluate AI-generated content against source material for technical accuracy
- Strong critical reading and writing skills
- Experience with cloud and database technologies
- Ability to write code for technical examples in at least one programming language (e.g., C++, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript) and read/interpret code
Skills
Required:Technical writingTeam leadership and managementProject planning and prioritizationAI tooling for documentationEditorial judgmentProgramming language for examples
Benefits
- Culture of learning and collaboration
- AI-assisted tooling for documentation workflows
- Hybrid work model in India (Gurgaon, Bengaluru, or Mumbai)
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About MongoDB
The World’s Leading Modern Database
Get your ideas to market faster with a flexible, AI-ready database. MongoDB makes working with data easy.
DatabaseAIUnstructured DataStructured DataRecommendation enginesQ&A systemsAnomaly detectionGen AI
More open roles at MongoDB
- Software Engineer, Query Execution5d agoHybrid (Spain) · Query Execution Team
- Software Engineer, Query Execution5d agoRemote · Query Execution Team
- Pre-Sales Solutions Architecture Manager5d agoHybrid (Gurugram) · Gurugram Hybrid Working Model
- Software Engineer, Query Execution5d agoHybrid (Bulgaria)
- Software Engineer, Query Execution5d agoHybrid (Netherlands) · Query Execution Team