Technical Writer

$80–85/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: Creative

Evaluate paired AI-generated CLI help, error messages, and API reference documentation for technical accuracy and adherence to a client brief. Choose the stronger sample, record a concise rationale and verdict tags, and pass calibration before reviewing live data.

What the work involves

You will compare pairs of AI-generated developer-facing content against a task brief and writing guide. Each review requires reading documentation diffs and terminal output, checking the technical explanation, selecting a preferred sample or marking the pair as tied or unsuitable to judge, then adding a one-line reason and the appropriate verdict tags.

What the platform screens for

The screening is likely to test specific experience leading developer documentation at a major technology company, particularly for cloud platforms, API-first products, or developer tools. Expect follow-up questions about CLI conventions, useful error messages, API reference accuracy, and how you distinguish a writing flaw from a technical error. Before live work, reviewers must also clear a calibration gate based on known-answer examples.

Logistics

The pilot is scheduled for 5 hours per day across 5 business days, with the possibility of an ongoing month-to-month engagement afterward. The listing does not specify whether working hours are remote, asynchronous, or fixed to a particular time zone, so those terms should be confirmed with the platform. The platform posted the following pay band for this role, but assignment terms should be confirmed.

Pay band: $80–85/hr

What they look for

Leadership experience in developer documentation at a major technology company
Technical editing of CLI help, error messages, and API reference documentation
Ability to verify explanations against diffs, terminal output, and task requirements
Pairwise evaluation using briefs, writing guides, verdict tags, and tie criteria
Concise evidence-based rationale writing
Prior experience rating AI-generated writing

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This tests whether the claimed leadership experience is verifiable and directly connected to cloud, API-first, or developer-tool documentation rather than general marketing content.
A strong answer: A strong answer names the product area, audience, documentation formats, team or stakeholder structure, and an editorial or technical decision the candidate owned. It distinguishes personal review work from the broader output of the team.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by naming a recognizable employer but remaining vague about the product, their authority, or what documentation they actually evaluated.

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