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About us
FAR.AI is a non-profit AI research institute working to ensure advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. Our mission is to facilitate breakthrough AI safety research, advance global understanding of AI risks and solutions, and foster a coordinated global response. Since our founding in July 2022, we've grown to 50+ staff, published 40+ academic papers, and convened leading AI safety events. Our work is recognized globally, with publications at premier venues such as NeurIPS, ICML including a Best Paper Honorable Mention in 2026, and ICLR, and features in the Financial Times, Nature News, Wired Magazine and MIT Technology Review. We conduct pre-deployment testing on behalf of frontier developers such as OpenAI, independent evaluations for governments including the EU AI Office, and publish the AI Security Leaderboard based on our red-teaming expertise. We help steer and grow the AI safety field through developing research roadmaps with renowned researchers such as Yoshua Bengio; running FAR.Labs, an AI safety-focused co-working space in Berkeley housing 40+ members; and supporting the community through targeted grants to technical researchers.
The Role
The Staff Technical Writer owns FAR.AI’s written content. They work with researchers and the red team on pre-publication findings to write the reports and research write-ups that decisionmakers at frontier labs and across the field rely on, develop content for public-facing products such as the AI Security Leaderboard, and work with our CEO and technical leaders on op-eds and position papers. They also own website copy and the quarterly newsletter, and steward an organization-wide voice and narrative with the Communications Team Lead. They report to Lauren Reid, Communications Team Lead, and work closely with the Digital Media Manager and the rest of the comms team. The role has no direct reports at launch. They will thrive here if they are a skilled writer, or a technical specialist who writes well, with real experience in AI, who enjoys making complex technical findings clear and accurate for different audiences and can run several projects at once.
Why are we hiring for this role?
FAR.AI has grown to 50+ staff and plans to keep growing (a target of around 200 by end of 2029), and the volume of research and red-teaming findings that needs clear writing is growing with it. The comms team currently covers design, digital media and media relations, but no one owns written content end to end: research reports, blog posts, op-eds, the website, the newsletter and the org-wide narrative. This hire fills that gap so that our findings reach researchers and decisionmakers in a form they can use. For the right person, this is a chance to set the voice of a fast-growing, independent AI safety research institute and shape how its work is read by the people making decisions about AI.
Key Responsibilities
- Writing for the scientific community (technical version of the role): partner with researchers early in key projects to identify the core narrative and message of their work.
- Edit drafts of academic papers so they convey their ideas clearly to a scholarly audience, and structure them to submission standards (including LaTeX where needed).
- Write blog post summaries of papers for a technically knowledgeable but non-expert audience, and co-write blog posts, newsletters and position papers with the technical team.
- Own the write-up for every research launch: blog post, abstract rewrite and plain-language summary, working from a brief from the research pod.
- Translate core research findings into clear material for non-technical audiences, such as corporate decision makers and the general public.
- Work with our CEO and technical leaders on op-eds and position papers, and write content for public-facing products such as the AI Security Leaderboard.
- Own written content on FAR.AI’s website, including a regular audit of the evergreen pages (about, programs, team, research overview), working with the Digital Media Manager on structure and presentation.
- Own the quarterly newsletter: set its editorial direction and consolidate updates from across the organization into a clear narrative for key supporters.
- Lead the writing of FAR.AI’s annual report or year-in-review narrative.
- With the Communications Team Lead, establish and steward a consistent organizational voice, narratives around our strategic priorities, and the key messages that support them.
- Write and maintain a FAR.AI house style and voice guide: terminology, how we describe risk, how we cite, and what we don’t say.
- Review key social media posts with the Digital Media Manager so they stay consistent with this voice and narrative.
Required Qualifications
- Writers: 3+ years of professional experience in a writing role (e.g. staff writer, science communicator, editorial lead), and a portfolio of published work that turns complex technical material into clear, accurate writing.
- Technical specialists: 3+ years of experience in machine learning or a closely related field (e.g. maths, stats, physics) as a researcher or engineer, and a portfolio of published writing in at least two formats (papers or technical documentation, blog posts, social media, op-eds).
- All candidates: proven ability to own projects independently from concept to completion.
- All candidates: substantive experience in AI, as a researcher or engineer, or as a writer who has covered AI in depth. A general science or technology background is not enough.
- All candidates: interest in AI safety and our mission, and a willingness to learn.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working understanding of machine learning concepts, enough to represent research accurately and talk credibly with researchers.
- Experience with academic publishing: arXiv, conference submissions, peer review, LaTeX.
- A track record of writing, ghostwriting or editing op-eds.
- A background in science journalism, research communications, or as a researcher who writes.
Logistics
If you are based in the US, you will be a full-time employee of FAR.AI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. If you’re based in Singapore, you will be an employee of FAR.Singapore. If based elsewhere, you will be employed via an Employer of Record. We sponsor visas for in-person employees, and can hire remotely in most countries. If you have any questions about the role, feel free to contact us at talent@far.ai. Otherwise, if you don't have questions, the best way to ensure a proper review of your skills and qualifications is by applying directly via the application form. Please don't email us to share your resume (it won't have any impact on our decision). Thank you!
Compensation Range
$150K - $190K
About us
FAR.AI is a non-profit AI research institute working to ensure advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. Our mission is to facilitate breakthrough AI safety research, advance global understanding of AI risks and solutions, and foster a coordinated global response. Since our founding in July 2022, we've grown to 50+ staff, published 40+ academic papers, and convened leading AI safety events. Our work is recognized globally, with publications at premier venues such as NeurIPS, ICML including a Best Paper Honorable Mention in 2026, and ICLR, and features in the Financial Times, Nature News, Wired Magazine and MIT Technology Review. We conduct pre-deployment testing on behalf of frontier developers such as OpenAI, independent evaluations for governments including the EU AI Office, and publish the AI Security Leaderboard based on our red-teaming expertise. We help steer and grow the AI safety field through developing research roadmaps with renowned researchers such as Yoshua Bengio; running FAR.Labs, an AI safety-focused co-working space in Berkeley housing 40+ members; and supporting the community through targeted grants to technical researchers.
The Role
The Staff Technical Writer owns FAR.AI’s written content. They work with researchers and the red team on pre-publication findings to write the reports and research write-ups that decisionmakers at frontier labs and across the field rely on, develop content for public-facing products such as the AI Security Leaderboard, and work with our CEO and technical leaders on op-eds and position papers. They also own website copy and the quarterly newsletter, and steward an organization-wide voice and narrative with the Communications Team Lead. They report to Lauren Reid, Communications Team Lead, and work closely with the Digital Media Manager and the rest of the comms team. The role has no direct reports at launch. They will thrive here if they are a skilled writer, or a technical specialist who writes well, with real experience in AI, who enjoys making complex technical findings clear and accurate for different audiences and can run several projects at once.
Why are we hiring for this role?
FAR.AI has grown to 50+ staff and plans to keep growing (a target of around 200 by end of 2029), and the volume of research and red-teaming findings that needs clear writing is growing with it. The comms team currently covers design, digital media and media relations, but no one owns written content end to end: research reports, blog posts, op-eds, the website, the newsletter and the org-wide narrative. This hire fills that gap so that our findings reach researchers and decisionmakers in a form they can use. For the right person, this is a chance to set the voice of a fast-growing, independent AI safety research institute and shape how its work is read by the people making decisions about AI.
Key Responsibilities
- Writing for the scientific community (technical version of the role): partner with researchers early in key projects to identify the core narrative and message of their work.
- Edit drafts of academic papers so they convey their ideas clearly to a scholarly audience, and structure them to submission standards (including LaTeX where needed).
- Write blog post summaries of papers for a technically knowledgeable but non-expert audience, and co-write blog posts, newsletters and position papers with the technical team.
- Own the write-up for every research launch: blog post, abstract rewrite and plain-language summary, working from a brief from the research pod.
- Translate core research findings into clear material for non-technical audiences, such as corporate decision makers and the general public.
- Work with our CEO and technical leaders on op-eds and position papers, and write content for public-facing products such as the AI Security Leaderboard.
- Own written content on FAR.AI’s website, including a regular audit of the evergreen pages (about, programs, team, research overview), working with the Digital Media Manager on structure and presentation.
- Own the quarterly newsletter: set its editorial direction and consolidate updates from across the organization into a clear narrative for key supporters.
- Lead the writing of FAR.AI’s annual report or year-in-review narrative.
- With the Communications Team Lead, establish and steward a consistent organizational voice, narratives around our strategic priorities, and the key messages that support them.
- Write and maintain a FAR.AI house style and voice guide: terminology, how we describe risk, how we cite, and what we don’t say.
- Review key social media posts with the Digital Media Manager so they stay consistent with this voice and narrative.
Required Qualifications
- Writers: 3+ years of professional experience in a writing role (e.g. staff writer, science communicator, editorial lead), and a portfolio of published work that turns complex technical material into clear, accurate writing.
- Technical specialists: 3+ years of experience in machine learning or a closely related field (e.g. maths, stats, physics) as a researcher or engineer, and a portfolio of published writing in at least two formats (papers or technical documentation, blog posts, social media, op-eds).
- All candidates: proven ability to own projects independently from concept to completion.
- All candidates: substantive experience in AI, as a researcher or engineer, or as a writer who has covered AI in depth. A general science or technology background is not enough.
- All candidates: interest in AI safety and our mission, and a willingness to learn.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working understanding of machine learning concepts, enough to represent research accurately and talk credibly with researchers.
- Experience with academic publishing: arXiv, conference submissions, peer review, LaTeX.
- A track record of writing, ghostwriting or editing op-eds.
- A background in science journalism, research communications, or as a researcher who writes.
Logistics
If you are based in the US, you will be a full-time employee of FAR.AI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. If you’re based in Singapore, you will be an employee of FAR.Singapore. If based elsewhere, you will be employed via an Employer of Record. We sponsor visas for in-person employees, and can hire remotely in most countries. If you have any questions about the role, feel free to contact us at talent@far.ai. Otherwise, if you don't have questions, the best way to ensure a proper review of your skills and qualifications is by applying directly via the application form. Please don't email us to share your resume (it won't have any impact on our decision). Thank you!
Compensation Range
$150K - $190K
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Who's Hiring
- Anduril14
- CACI International8
- Booz Allen Hamilton8
- Leidos7
- Collabera6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software28
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals6
- Consulting & Professional Services5
- Staffing & Recruiting4
- Banking & Financial Services3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in staff technical writer jobs.
- Five or more years of technical writing experience with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end documentation
- Proficiency in Docs-as-Code workflows using Git, Markdown, and static site generators
- Experience writing API reference documentation including REST, GraphQL, or SDK guides
- Ability to read and interpret code samples in at least one programming language such as Python or JavaScript
- Familiarity with structured authoring tools such as MadCap Flare, Oxygen XML, or DITA frameworks
- Bachelor's degree in English, technical communication, computer science, or a related field
Tips for Your Staff Technical Writer Job Search
Tailor your resume to documentation tools
Hiring managers for staff technical writer roles scan resumes for Docs-as-Code workflows, static site generators like MkDocs or Hugo, and version control fluency. Name the specific tools you've used rather than listing generic writing software.
Show your portfolio alongside code repositories
If you've documented APIs or SDKs, link to the published docs and the matching source repo. Reviewers want to see that your writing tracks closely with the product, not just that you can produce clean prose in isolation.
Filter openings by documentation type upfront
Staff-level postings often specify API, hardware, compliance, or end-user documentation. Applying to roles that match the documentation type you've done most reduces the chance of a mismatch that kills your candidacy early.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists staff technical writer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a writing sample in the company's format
Many staff technical writer interviews include a timed writing exercise. Review the company's public documentation style before your first call and adapt a sample to match their voice, structure, and heading conventions.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the staff level, your mandate, whether you own a single product area or the entire docs system, shapes your career trajectory. Clarify ownership expectations and toolchain decisions before accepting an offer.
Staff Technical Writer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most staff technical writers?
The companies hiring the most staff technical writers right now include Anduril, CACI International, and Booz Allen Hamilton, with the largest share of openings in Virginia, Maryland, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Technology companies and cloud platform providers consistently account for the highest volume of staff-level postings.
How many staff technical writer jobs are remote?
About 56% of staff technical writer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the documentation field's long history of distributed teams. API documentation and developer-facing writing roles tend to have the highest share of fully remote arrangements, while hardware and regulated-industry roles more often require on-site or hybrid presence.
How do you become a staff technical writer?
Start by building a portfolio that shows end-to-end documentation ownership, not just editing or formatting work. Move into roles where you write API references or developer guides, since those signal technical depth to hiring managers. Learning Docs-as-Code workflows and basic scripting strengthens your candidacy for staff-level positions, which typically require demonstrable experience leading a documentation project independently.
Can you get hired as a staff technical writer without much experience?
Staff technical writer roles are mid-to-senior positions, so employers expect several years of hands-on documentation work rather than entry-level backgrounds. If your experience is thin, focus on building API or developer documentation samples in public repositories, contributing to open-source docs projects, and targeting associate or technical writer roles first to build the ownership record staff positions require.
What does the staff technical writer interview process look like?
Most processes start with a recruiter screen, then a hiring manager conversation focused on your documentation philosophy and technical range. A writing or editing exercise almost always follows, often involving a real or simulated API endpoint you must document within a set time. Final rounds typically include a portfolio review with engineering or product partners and a cross-functional conversation about how you collaborate with developers.
Where can I find and apply to staff technical writer jobs?
You can find and apply to staff technical writer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your documentation background and tool experience, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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