I write and maintain developer documentation, currently a docs-as-code pipeline serving 900 pages across 3 platforms. Over 11 years I have moved teams from Word attachments to versioned Markdown, CI checks, and review workflows. At my current company, reorganized API reference and task guides cut support tickets 25% in one year. I hold strong opinions on sentence length and weak opinions on almost everything else.
02Experience
Lead Technical Writer
Fernweh Systems GmbH · Munich
2019–present
Built a docs-as-code pipeline (Git, Hugo, Vale, CI link checks) that publishes 900 pages for 3 developer platforms; median time from merge to live is 4 minutes.
Rewrote the REST API reference and 40 task guides against real support data; ticket volume on documented topics fell 25% within 12 months.
Set the style guide and review process for 6 writers and 30+ engineer contributors; PR review turnaround holds under 2 business days.
Senior Technical Writer
Kupferwerk AG · Munich
2016–2019
Owned SDK documentation for Java and Python clients: 210 pages, 3 release trains per year, zero missed release deadlines in 3 years.
Introduced code samples tested in CI; sample-related bug reports dropped from about 8 per quarter to 1.
Technical Writer
Drossel Software · Nuremberg
2013–2016
Wrote installation and admin guides for an on-premise CMS used by 400 customer installations.
Migrated 5 legacy manuals (1,100 pages total) from FrameMaker to DITA with a 2-person team.