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Brittney
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Ex-Meta Documentation Engineer·AI Documentation Strategist·Founder of TechniDox (acquired)
“I help AI companies close the gap between their ethics principles and their user-facing docs.”
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About
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Brittney spent 15 years in tech, including nearly five years as a Documentation Engineer at Meta, where she wrote for more than 3,000 developers inside one of the largest developer ecosystems in the world. She authored 60+ pieces of internal developer guidance and advised Meta's internal engineering teams on how they set documentation policy, built the infrastructure behind it, and handled the ethical questions that came with it.
She is the founder of TechniDox (acquired — AI documentation infrastructure), creator of the ADECP AI Documentation Ethics Benchmark, author of the AI Documentation Ethics Audit Kit, and former Chief Knowledge Officer at Aortem. She has given 30+ conference talks and 15+ podcast appearances.
Poor AI documentation is not a UX inconvenience — it is an ethical failure.
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Documentation Engineer, Meta
60+ pieces of internal developer guidance authoredNearly five years writing for more than 3,000 developers inside one of the largest developer ecosystems in the world.
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Founder, TechniDox (acquired)
AcquiredAI documentation infrastructure for teams shipping models faster than their docs can follow.
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Creator, ADECP
BenchmarkThe ADECP AI Documentation Ethics Benchmark — a scored standard for how AI products document themselves.
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Author, AI Documentation Ethics Audit Kit
FrameworkA practical audit framework teams run against their own docs before launch.
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Former Chief Knowledge Officer, Aortem
AortemOwned how institutional knowledge is captured, structured, and surfaced.
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Speaker & guest
30+ conference talks · 15+ podcast appearancesBrings documentation ethics to wider rooms, on stage and on air.
Featured in
On the record
Her work on documentation, layoffs, and the economics of tech has been covered by the papers that follow the industry closely.
Featured three times
Business Insider
The 2025 feature on her path out of Meta — and what the industry got wrong.
2025
From the archive
The New York Times
On tech jobs and the shrinking middle of the industry ladder.
2019
3.6M views on the Business Insider feature
The video that put her documentation argument in front of a mainstream audience — plays right here, no detour required.
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Latest writing & appearances
This Week in AI Docs: The Answer Came With a Source. Nobody Had Checked the Source.
SubstackThe Audit Kit got a Second Edition (and its first 5-star review)
SubstackYour AI Content Is Getting a Hidden Watermark. Most of You Won't Be Able to Check It.
SubstackYour AI Isn't the Problem. Your Knowledge Is. | Guru
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Mapping the jump into developer relations, documentation, or DX work — portfolio, narrative, and the hiring signals that actually land.
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An honest read on your product's documentation surface: what users can't find, what you're relying on memory for, what breaks first at scale.
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Turn a principles page into documented behaviour — an ADECP-shaped review of your model cards, limits, and failure modes.
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“My audience isn't general tech — they're the people who decide what tools their companies buy: documentation engineers, DevRel leaders, founders, and CTOs.”
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How I choose partners
Every brand goes through my screening process first — the same checks I use to grade AI tools. If it doesn't clear the bar, we don't work together.
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- Sponsored Newsletter Issue$500–$1,200
- Dedicated Email Blast$750–$1,500
- Social Media Campaign$800–$2,000
- Video / Reel$1,000–$2,500
- Speaking Engagement$2,500–$7,500
- Brand Consulting / Advisory$150–$250 / hr
- Tool Review or Audit Feature$1,500–$3,000
- Co-created Framework or Resource$3,000–$7,500
Rates flex with scope, usage rights, and how much of the framework work is shared. Bring a weird idea — the best partnerships here have been co-created resources.
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Prefer email? Reach me directly at brittney@thedocengineer.com
What people say
The way you frame documentation as an ethical practice helps shift the focus from just technical checklists to real-world impact and responsibility. Your insights on AI governance have directly influenced how I think about building trustworthy systems.
Wallace Merriman
Substack Reader
Brittney is a fantastic team member and community builder. She is one of the rare people who has a strong sense for both technical and organizational matters. She brings clarity and insight to every conversation.
John Wojciechowski
Information Solutions Engineer, Meta
Brittney has a passion and talent for developer advocacy and inclusive technical communication. She shows excellent leadership, communication, independence, and the ability to drive meaningful results.
Ted Prodromou
Information Solutions Manager, Meta
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