Junior API Technical Writer with Czech

A hybrid work model requires one day a week in the office

In Merchant Experience we holistically handle our Merchant processes. From acquiring new Customers, through their registration, verification and account setup, publication and editing of listings, order management, sale statistics delivery and payment and pricelist management, to API integrations. Every day, we deal with challenges related to heavy traffic, large data volumes and solution scaling, so as to meet the needs of the Customers and of the business.

API Technical Writer is a cross-functional position combining 3 main tasks: development, communication and support of Allegro API. 

The main challenges are ensuring:

• highest quality API documentation and API stability.

• highest quality responses and solutions to problems from all integrators within the specified time.

• communication and educational layer was understandable to developers on all experience levels.

• basic API knowledge throughout the whole company.

We are looking for people who:

• Understand software development lifecycle 

• Feel comfortable working with data analysis and interpretation

• Want to gain deeper knowledge of the technical aspects of API integration, as well as the ability to manage the integration process from start to finish

• Have strong communication skills

• Understand what it means to be creative and innovative

• Have data driven, problem-solving and critical thinking mindset

• Are eager to continuously develop their skills and expand their knowledge

• Can effectively work with others and based on deadlines 

• Know Czech or Slovak and English at min. B2 level

Additionally, we offer:

• Well-located office (with fully equipped kitchens and bicycle parking facilities) and excellent working tools (height-adjustable desks, interactive conference rooms)

• A wide selection of fringe benefits in a cafeteria plan – you choose what you like (e.g. medical, sports or lunch packages, insurance, purchase vouchers)

• English classes that we pay for, related to the specific nature of your job

• 16" or 14" MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon processor and, 36GB RAM or a corresponding Dell with Windows (if you don’t like Macs) and other gadgets that you may need

• Working in a team you can always count on — we have on board top-class specialists and experts in their areas of expertise

• A high degree of autonomy in terms of organizing your team’s work; we encourage you to develop continuously and try out new things

• Hackathons, team tourism, training budget and an internal educational platform, MindUp (including training courses on work organization, means of communications, motivation to work and various technologies and subject-matter issues)

• If you want to learn more,  check it out

In your daily work you will handle the following tasks:

• Publication API changes - verification, suggestion solutions and argumentation the validity of introducing changes to the public API

• Analysis and verification the functioning of API Stability

• Technical Support - supports external and internal clients in the field of API

• Internal Support - supports our internal integrations, e.g. with Rithum

• Trainings and meetings - conducts external and internal training. Participates in meetings with strategic API partners (sellers, integrators)

• Cooperation with business - regularly and productively cooperates with many teams - both development and business in the field of API

• Documentation - prepares communication and documentation regarding changes and new features in the API

Why is it worth working with us?

• The IT team is made up of over 1700 members who have shared their knowledge at multiple conferences, such as Dotnetos, Warszawskie Dni Informatyki, DevDays, Code Europe, and co-create a blog: allegro.tech

• Technological autonomy: you get to choose which technology solves the problem at hand (no need for management’s consent). You are responsible for what you create

• We organize Allegro Tech Live event, a 100% remote version of our offline Allegro Tech Talks meetups, and we make guest appearances at the invitation of such communities as Warsaw AI, JUG (Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Wrocław), WG .Net, Dare IT, Women in Tech Summit

• We focus on development as well. We organize hackathons and internal conferences (e.g. the annual Allegro Tech Meeting), our employees regularly participate in events both in Poland and abroad (Europe and USA), and each team has its own budget for training and study aids. If you want to keep growing and share your knowledge, we will always support you

This may also be of interest to you: 

Allegro Tech Podcast → https://podcast.allegro.tech/

Send in your CV and see why it is #dobrzetubyć (#goodtobehere)