Manager, Technical Writer
Gurugram · 2+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 12, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 2+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Gurugram
About MongoDB
- MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
- With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.
- Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.
- To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!
- MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.
- MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.
About the role
- The MongoDB Documentation team is seeking a Manager, Technical Writer to guide the creation of world-class documentation for the MongoDB data platform.
- You will use your leadership skills to manage and grow a talented team of writers, prioritize and plan documentation projects, and influence the strategic vision for the MongoDB docs.
Responsibilities
- Lead a technical writing team with opportunity for team growth
- Integrate with a highly collaborative, globally distributed group of documentation leaders to build a strong cross-functional documentation team
- Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Design, Developer Relations, and Product Marketing to ensure the documentation meets the needs of our users
- Guide the team's adoption of AI-assisted research, writing, and review workflows, ensuring quality and technical accuracy remain high
- Foster a positive and effective team culture
- Develop the writing, testing, and technical skills of the team through coaching
- Contribute feedback to the team through copy review and planning discussions
- Collaborate with Engineering and Product on the team’s roadmap
- Interview and hire talented writers for all areas of the MongoDB Docs team
- Advocate for users in everything your team produces
Requirements
- Extensive technical writing experience
- 2+ years of experience managing a team of technical writers, developer advocates, or other technical communications-focused roles
- Passionate about developing writing expertise on a team through reviews and mentorship
- Experience prioritizing and planning documentation projects
- Works collaboratively with other documentation leaders and writers
- Grew a technical writing team through interviewing, hiring, and onboarding talented writers
- Hands-on experience using AI tools to accelerate documentation work
- Leverages sound editorial judgment to evaluate AI-generated content against source material for technical accuracy
- Possesses strong critical reading and writing skills
- Is able to write code for technical examples in at least one programming language (e.g., C++, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript) and is comfortable reading and interpreting code
Benefits
- Employee affinity groups
- Fertility assistance
- Generous parental leave policy
Workplace
- Candidates must be based in Gurgaon for our hybrid working model.
Skills
- C++
- C#
- Java
- Python
- JavaScript
- AI Tools
- Database Technologies
