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Our adversarial red teaming, model evaluations, and intelligence collection enable engineering, safety, and security teams to stay ahead of evolving threats and deploy AI systems safely.\nTechnical Writer & Instructional Designer\nRemote | Full-Time Contract (40 hours/week)\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a Technical Writer & Instructional Designer to develop technical workshops, developer documentation, and hands-on learning experiences focused on AI systems and emerging developer technologies.\nIn this role, you will translate complex technical concepts, tools, and existing training materials into clear, practical resources that enable developers and technical teams to effectively build with large language models (LLMs), APIs, and vector database systems.\nYou will own the end-to-end development of technical learning content, including curriculum design, hands-on exercises, workshop materials, API and SDK documentation, and instructor guides. 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