Remote (Global)

PostHog is hiring a Developer Storyteller

About the Role

The role involves crafting compelling content that helps developers understand and adopt a developer-first platform by explaining technical concepts in accessible ways across multiple formats.

Responsibilities

  • Write clear and accurate technical documentation for APIs, SDKs, and developer tools
  • Produce tutorials and code examples that demonstrate practical use cases
  • Translate engineering concepts into approachable content for diverse technical audiences
  • Collaborate with engineers to understand product changes and new features
  • Maintain consistency in tone and technical accuracy across all content
  • Gather feedback from users to improve documentation and guides
  • Create blog posts that explain technical decisions and product updates
  • Support community forums by clarifying technical topics
  • Develop onboarding materials for new developers
  • Edit and refine content produced by other technical contributors
  • Ensure content aligns with real-world developer workflows
  • Use version control systems to manage documentation updates
  • Track content performance and iterate based on usage data
  • Explain complex debugging processes in simple terms
  • Help shape the narrative around new product launches
  • Maintain a style guide for technical writing
  • Work across time zones with globally distributed teams
  • Participate in product planning to anticipate documentation needs
  • Identify gaps in existing learning resources
  • Produce content roadmaps based on user needs

Nice to Have

  • Background in computer science or software engineering
  • Published technical articles or conference talks
  • Experience working with open-source projects
  • Knowledge of analytics platforms or telemetry tools
  • Familiarity with full-stack development
  • Experience teaching programming concepts
  • Contributions to documentation in public repositories
  • Understanding of product-led growth models
  • Previous work in startup environments
  • Comfort with asynchronous communication tools

Compensation

Competitive salary with equity and benefits

Work Arrangement

Remote-friendly with flexible hours

Team

Collaborative and distributed team focused on open-source product development

Why This Role Matters

Clear technical storytelling directly impacts how quickly developers can adopt and benefit from new tools. This role ensures that powerful features are not only built but also understood.

How You'll Grow

You'll deepen your technical knowledge while refining the ability to teach complex ideas. Exposure to real developer challenges will sharpen both writing and product intuition.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
Content CreationCommunicationVideo ProductionSEOAnalyticsPublic Speaking
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PostHog
We equip every developer to build successful products. We started with open-source product analytics and have since shipped more than a dozen products, including a built-in data warehouse, a customer data platform, and PostHog AI.
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Posted 10 months ago