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You'll own developer-facing content across the SonarQube product suite: conceptual guides, integration tutorials, and release documentation. You'll work directly alongside engineers and PMs, live in the same repos and PRs they do, and be expected to catch a broken code sample the same way you'd catch a grammatical error. You'll also shape how we think about documentation as a discipline — owning tooling decisions, defining style and structure, and raising the bar for the whole team.
As a Software Technical Writer, you will own developer-facing content across the SonarQube product suite. Your work will directly shape how practitioners using Sonar products—including developers, DevOps, and platform engineers—approach code quality and security. You will be the trusted expert, translating complex capabilities into practical knowledge. By crafting compelling, hands-on educational content, such as conceptual guides, in-depth tutorials, how-to-guides, etc, to help enable millions of practitioners to write high quality, secure code. You won't just explain features; you will define the developer's journey with our products, establishing Sonar as an essential part of their Agentic SDLC workflow. You'll also shape how we think about documentation as a discipline. You will influence tooling decisions, help define style and structure, and raise the bar for the whole team.
Plan, write, and maintain high-quality documentation for developer audiences: getting-started guides, how-tos, conceptual explanations, and release notes
Proven track record of creating technical content for developer audiences (provide portfolio/examples)
Software Technical Writer
SonarSource
Genevafull-timeProductHybrid
Posted 16 July 2026
Benefits
Equity / Stock Options
About this role
Position description
We're looking for a Senior or Staff Technical Writer to join the Sonar documentation team. We want someone who thinks like a developer, writes like a communicator, and builds documentation the same way engineers build software.You'll own developer-facing content across the SonarQube product suite: conceptual guides, integration tutorials, and release documentation. You'll work directly alongside engineers and PMs, live in the same repos and PRs they do, and be expected to catch a broken code sample the same way you'd catch a grammatical error. You'll also shape how we think about documentation as a discipline — owning tooling decisions, defining style and structure, and raising the bar for the whole team.
As a Software Technical Writer, you will own developer-facing content across the SonarQube product suite. Your work will directly shape how practitioners using Sonar products—including developers, DevOps, and platform engineers—approach code quality and security. You will be the trusted expert, translating complex capabilities into practical knowledge. By crafting compelling, hands-on educational content, such as conceptual guides, in-depth tutorials, how-to-guides, etc, to help enable millions of practitioners to write high quality, secure code. You won't just explain features; you will define the developer's journey with our products, establishing Sonar as an essential part of their Agentic SDLC workflow. You'll also shape how we think about documentation as a discipline. You will influence tooling decisions, help define style and structure, and raise the bar for the whole team.
What you will do
Work in a docs-as-code workflow — authoring in Markdown, submitting PRs, reviewing diffs, and running docs through the same CI pipeline as code
Use AI tools to accelerate research, drafting, and content auditing — and take full ownership of the quality and accuracy of the output
Collaborate with engineers to document new features accurately and on time, often working from specs, early builds, and code review comments
Verify, and maintain code samples (in languages relevant to our integrations) to ensure they compile, run, and stay current with product changes
Audit and improve existing documentation for accuracy, completeness, structure, and voice
Help evolve the team's style guide, information architecture, and content standards
Mentor other writers and serve as a technical resource for docs-adjacent questions from engineering
Experience you will need:
Fluency in a docs-as-code workflow: Markdown or similar markup, Git (branching, PRs, rebasing), and working inside a repo as a first-class collaborator
Strong software development or DevOps background with proficiency in some programming languages
Fluency in a docs-as-code workflow: Markdown or similar markup, Git (branching, PRs, rebasing), and working inside a repo as a first-class collaborator
Comfort using AI tools (Claude, Codex, Copilot, etc.) to augment your workflow, with a clear-eyed approach to validating AI-generated content
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and product teams to ship documentation alongside features
Strong instinct for information architecture: you know the difference between a tutorial, a how-to, a reference, and a concept and when to use them
Nice to Have
Solid understanding of DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines
Experience writing documentation for the agentic SDLC
Experience with code quality, security, and testing concepts including SAST, DAST, code coverage, and vulnerability management
Demonstrated ability to read, write, and debug code — whether through writing verified code samples in technical articles, a background as a developer or software engineer, or equivalent hands-on experience
In-office culture
We're intentional about this. We believe the best teams are built in the room together. Three anchor days — Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays — create the collaboration rhythm that makes a hub office worth having.
Candidates need to be genuinely based in the location the role is posted — if that's not where you are today, we're happy to support relocation for the right person.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion
At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
If you need any accommodation, please reach out to us at hiring@sonarsource.com.
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.
Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.
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