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LanceSoft, Inc.

API Developer

Portland, OR · On-site

Troubleshoot issues and optimize performance for scalability and reliability. • Write clear, comprehensive API documentation using tools like Swagger/OpenAPI specifications and manage developer ...

VantageScore

API Product Manager

San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

$135K - $145K/yr

Ensure documentation completeness and API consistency by embedding documentation, developer-usability, and error-handling reviews into the product development and release process. * Monitor the ...

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API Product Manager

San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

$135K - $145K/yr

Ensure documentation completeness and API consistency by embedding documentation, developer-usability, and error-handling reviews into the product development and release process. * Monitor the ...

Cymertek Corporation

API Developer

Reston, VA · On-site

Responsibilities : • Design and develop RESTful APIs • Implement API security standards • Integrate APIs with third-party services • Maintain API documentation • Perform unit and ...

VantageScore

API Product Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$135K - $145K/yr

Ensure documentation completeness and API consistency by embedding documentation, developer-usability, and error-handling reviews into the product development and release process. * Monitor the ...

Cymertek Corporation

API Developer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

Responsibilities : • Design and develop RESTful APIs • Implement API security standards • Integrate APIs with third-party services • Maintain API documentation • Perform unit and ...

Hirekeyz Inc

Globality BID- API Developer

Roanoke, TX · On-site

Globality BID- API Developer Location: Roanoke, TX Job Type: Contract Team is looking for a Java ... Writing clean, well-documented code: Ensuring code quality, maintainability, and readability.

Digital Links Inc

API Gateway Engineer

Arlington, VA · Remote

Maintain API documentation, configuration standards, and operational procedures. Proactively monitor API traffic and incidents, ensuring high availability and quick RCA/resolution. Required Skills ...

540

API Solutions Architect

Arlington, VA · On-site

Design, document, and publish RESTful APIs using OpenAPI, JSON Schema, and related standards ... Develop API governance processes covering design, review, versioning, publishing, monitoring, and ...

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An API Documentation job involves creating, maintaining, and improving documentation for Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). API documentation helps developers understand how to use an API, including endpoints, request/response formats, authentication methods, and examples. Professionals in this role work closely with developers and technical writers to ensure accuracy and clarity. Strong writing skills, technical knowledge, and familiarity with API tools like Swagger, Postman, or OpenAPI are often required.

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API Documentation Specialist

DecisionPoint | Cortek

Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago

Job description

Overview
DecisionPoint seeks an API Documentation Specialist to develop, maintain, and publish high-quality technical documentation supporting enterprise APIs within a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role curates Swagger/OpenAPI specifications, authors developer guides, maintains API portal content, and ensures all published documentation meets accessibility (508) and formatting compliance requirements.
The API Documentation Specialist collaborates closely with API developers, integration engineers, architects, cybersecurity teams, and product staff to ensure documentation is complete, accurate, usable, and aligned with enterprise API standards.
This position is fully remote.
Duties & Responsibilities
The API Documentation Specialist will:
  • Maintain and update API documentation including Swagger/OpenAPI specs, data models, and schema descriptions.
  • Develop clear, structured developer guides, integration instructions, and API usage examples.
  • Publish and maintain content within the enterprise API portal, ensuring accuracy and discoverability.
  • Ensure all API documentation and downloadable files are fully compliant with Section 508 accessibility requirements.
  • Create diagrams, sequence flows, and integration illustrations to support developer understanding.
  • Document authentication models, token flows, error codes, rate limits, and response structures.
  • Work with API developers and architects to ensure documentation reflects current design and versioning.
  • Support API version lifecycle documentation, including changes, deprecation notices, and migration guides.
  • Manage documentation repositories, version control workflows, and content governance.
  • Validate PDF and web formats for 508 compliance, tagging structure, and accessibility attributes.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and support sprint-based documentation updates.

Qualifications
Clearance Requirement
Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation.
Education (Required)
Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, Information Systems, English, Communications, or a related discipline.
Experience (Required)
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in technical writing, API documentation, or software documentation roles.
  • Experience writing or editing API documentation, developer guides, or integration instructions.
  • Experience maintaining Swagger/OpenAPI specifications or similar structured documentation formats.
  • Experience producing accessible documentation compliant with Section 508.

Technical Knowledge (Required)
  • Strong proficiency with API documentation tools (Swagger, OpenAPI, Redoc, Postman documentation, etc.).
  • Understanding of RESTful API concepts, request/response patterns, authentication models, and schema design.
  • Familiarity with Git-based version control for documentation updates.
  • Knowledge of 508 compliance requirements for digital documents and PDFs.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)
  • Experience working with API gateways or developer portals.
  • Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity requirements and secure API practices.
  • Experience creating visual technical diagrams (sequence diagrams, architecture illustrations).

Certifications (Preferred)
  • ITIL v4 Foundation
  • Technical writing certifications
  • 508 accessibility or document compliance training

Skills
  • Exceptional written communication and technical clarity.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into accessible, structured documentation.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to documentation accuracy.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering and product teams.
  • Strong organizational skills for managing versioning, updates, and multi-artifact documentation sets.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
  • Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
  • Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.

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