Lead Technical Writer

DualEntry

$115K — $170K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in technical writing or a related field
  • Portfolio demonstrating clear explanation of technical concepts
  • Proficiency with docs-as-code workflows including Git and Markdown
  • Familiarity with documentation automation tools like linting and CI/CD
  • Ability to provide and receive constructive editorial feedback
  • Experience or interest in collaborating with accountants
  • Technical fluency and comfort with command line tools

Responsibilities

  • Write and edit accountant-facing documentation for DualEntry's ERP
  • Create documentation for developers integrating DualEntry's APIs
  • Set documentation standards and style guidelines for consistency
  • Contribute to documentation toolchain and release notes
  • Review new product features for accuracy and clarity
  • Design information architecture for organized content discovery
  • Update documentation proactively as the product evolves
  • Build accounting workflows and train customers hands-on

Benefits

  • Significant equity ownership in a leading AI company
  • Opportunity to join a startup early and grow with it
  • Direct influence on product development
  • Fast-paced, high-trust work culture
  • Engaging in a mission with high industry impact
  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • Relocation assistance to ease the moving process
Full Job Description
As our first Technical Writer, you'll own the quality and consistency of DualEntry's accountant-facing documentation. Your work spans all four documentation types: reference docs, explanations, tutorials, and how-to guides. You'll transform rough drafts, new features, and technical walkthroughs into polished, publishable content that helps accountants understand and adopt DualEntry. You'll also develop docs from scratch through close collaboration with product engineering and customer success teams. This is an intense, hands-on role with full ownership. We expect you to push for excellence and raise the bar. Location: New York City HQ, 7 World Trade Center Where you'll create impact • Write and edit documentation that helps accountants use and adopt DualEntry as their ERP to save time and create strategic business insights • Write and edit documentation that helps developers integrate DualEntry into their tooling and projects, from first API call to production deployment • Set the documentation standards and style guidelines that ensure consistency as content scales • Create and contribute to our documentation toolchain, including our release notes and supporting documentation infrastructure process • Review product features for accuracy and clarity, working with product managers and engineers to resolve issues • Contribute to information architecture decisions - how content is organized, navigated and discovered • Ensure documentation stays current as the platform evolves, identifying gaps and outdated content proactively • Build accounting workflows and support customers and the customer success team with with hands on guidance and training - we believe the best documentation comes from firsthand experience with the platform and real world customer experience What sets you up for success • Hardcore work ethic and high agency • Experience writing technical documentation, with a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to explain technical concepts clearly • Enough technical fluency to work through tutorials independently, use nascent ERP features, and identify errors - you don't need to be an engineer or an accountant, but you need to be technically curious and comfortable at the command line • Experience with docs-as-code workflows: Git, Markdown, static site generators • Familiarity with documentation automation - linting tools like Vale, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions or scripting to improve workflows • Strong opinions about what makes documentation good, backed by experience seeing what works and what doesn't • The ability to give and receive editorial feedback constructively • Experience or genuine interest in working with accountants - you'll be working with back office finance functions as a part of this job • Experience with accounting, finance, ERPs, etc. is a plus but not required Why you'll thrive here • Significant equity ownership in one of the top AI companies in the world • You're joining early and will grow with DualEntry • Your feedback shapes the product directly • High-speed culture • High-trust environment with high expectations • Ambitious mission - ERP is one of the largest B2B software markets in the world ($220bn per year), this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build the next generation ERP in an industry that has not seen new entrants in 30+ years Compensation & Benefits • Equity: $40,000 - $60,000 • Base salary: $115,000 - $170,000 • 15 PTO days + 12 public holidays • Full medical, dental & vision insurance • Commuter benefits • 401k benefits • On-site team culture - high collaboration, no bureaucracy We hire the best, expect the best, and give you the masterclass of your career - an archaic and huge industry like ERP only goes through a restructure like this once in a lifetime. It's hard, it's intense, and it's the most rewarding work you'll ever do. If you're hungry, driven, and ready to build something massive, climb aboard!

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