Developer Documentation & API Portal
Project brief
What we're building & why it needs a Duo.
Axon makes infrastructure tooling for enterprise cloud deployments. Our API has grown significantly and our current documentation is scattered across Confluence, Notion, and a barely-maintained Jekyll site.
We're rebuilding the entire developer experience: a Next.js documentation portal with MDX, interactive API explorer (OpenAPI spec), code sandbox examples, SDK reference pages, and a changelog.
We've tried hiring separately — our last technical writer produced excellent content that our frontend engineer implemented without reading.
“We need a duo where the writer and engineer are part of the same sentence.”
What we're looking for
The duo we'd hire
- 01
Technical writing that engineers respect
- 02
Next.js + MDX + content architecture
- 03
OpenAPI / API explorer experience
- 04
Search & information architecture expertise
Deliverables
What you'll hand off
Production documentation portal
Full API reference documentation
Interactive API explorer
SDK reference for 4 languages
Content style guide
Monthly updates (ongoing retainer)
Timeline
The shape of the engagement
01 · Audit · Weeks 1–2
IA audit + content inventory.
02 · Build · Weeks 3–8
Portal + reference pages shipped in parallel.
03 · Retainer · Ongoing
Monthly releases, SDK updates, changelog upkeep.
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$120–160/hr
Ongoing