Engineering & IT · Salt Lake City, UT

Technical Writer jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Technical writers turn complex products into documentation people can actually use — API references, user guides, and internal docs — working closely with engineers to get the details right.

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$27–$64/hr
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UX Writer - Vice President

iCapital · Salt Lake City, UT · Full-time
$125k - $150k

About the Role iCapital is seeking a Senior UX Writer to enhance the user experience across the iCapital platform by crafting clear, engaging, and user-centered content across all products. This role plays a critical par…

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UI Engineer

Taxbit · Salt Lake City, UT · Full-time
$110k - $170k

front-end craftsmanship are important parts of the role. ~ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience ~ Proven track record of identifying op…

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What technical writers earn in Salt Lake City

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $27–$37 $57k–$77k
Mid level $37–$50 $77k–$103k
Senior $49–$64 $101k–$134k

Adjusted for the Salt Lake City market from national ranges.

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What employers ask for

The skills these listings keep naming

Clear, plain-language writingDocs-as-code (Markdown, Git)API documentation (OpenAPI)Information architectureInterviewing engineersStyle guides and consistencyBasic scripting or code readingDocs tooling (Docusaurus, etc.)Editing and review workflows
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Interview questions worth rehearsing

With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for

Walk me through your process for documenting a feature you know nothing about.

Show the sequence: use the product yourself, interview the engineers, draft, and validate with real users or support tickets. Trying the product firsthand is the key beat.

How do you decide what not to include in documentation?

Anchor on audience and task: what does this reader need to succeed right now. Cutting is the craft — show you treat concision as a feature.

An engineer gives you inaccurate or incomplete information. How do you handle it?

Verify against the product, ask precise follow-ups, and build review loops into your process. Show persistence without friction.

How do you keep documentation from going stale?

Talk about docs-as-code tied to release workflows, ownership models, feedback channels, and auditing high-traffic pages. Staleness is the industry's chronic disease — show a system.

How do you measure whether documentation is working?

Page analytics, search terms, support-ticket deflection, and user feedback. Connecting docs to reduced support load is the strongest business case.

Tell me about a doc set you restructured. What drove the changes?

Describe the user problem — findability, task mismatch — and the information architecture you moved to. Evidence of user thinking beats aesthetic preference.

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Resume tips that move the needle

For technical writers specifically — generic advice costs you here

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Link writing samples matched to the job: API docs for API roles, user guides for product roles — the portfolio is the interview.

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Quantify impact where possible: support tickets deflected, onboarding time cut, docs traffic and satisfaction scores.

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List your toolchain (Markdown, Git, Docusaurus, OpenAPI) because docs-as-code fluency is now a standard screen.

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Show technical depth honestly — languages you can read, APIs you have called yourself — since it defines which roles fit.

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Mention style guide ownership or editing responsibilities; they signal you raise a whole team's quality, not just your own pages.

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Where this role goes

Typical progression

01 Junior Technical Writer
02 Technical Writer
03 Senior Technical Writer
04 Documentation Manager
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