This is an opportunity to join a technical writing team within a fast-growing, independent software company. Our client develops Web-based financial trading software for the world’s largest financial institutions. They have an immediate vacancy for a Junior Technical Author/API Documentation Writer with a passion for technical communication.

You will developing end-user documentation for a range of products, producing user manuals, online Help and API documentation.

You’ll be working closely with other departments, in an Agile environment. Your role will be to write the end-user documentation as well as design the information, and you’ll be working with other Technical Authors.

You need to have one years experience working in an IT environment, and some experience of writing technical documentation. You also need to be able to demonstrate you have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and outstanding attention to detail.

You will have:

• experience of writing technical documentation from scratch
• familiarity with Agile development approaches
• some knowledge of Java, C, C# or C++
• an understanding of Web application development tools and methods: HTML, DOM, CSS

Ideally, you will have: experience of API documentation tools (uch as JSDoc, JavaDoc and Doxygen); an interest in the financial markets; knowledge of XML; working knowledge of JavaScript in an Ajax environment.

The salary offered will depend on your qualifications, capabilities and experience. The company offers attractive benefits, such as pension, gym membership, life cover, income protection, private healthcare, additional holiday purchase scheme and an interest-free train season ticket loan.

The company is growing rapidly, and it has a friendly and casual dress work environment. The salary offered is £28K, depending on experience.