Senior SEO & AI Discoverability Engineer (Contract)

Khan Academy; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Khan Academy is seeking a Senior Search & AI Discoverability Engineer to own the technical foundation for how our content is found, indexed, cited, and recommended by search engines and AI systems. This 12-month full-time contract includes impactful SEO/AI discovery work aimed at improving global access to education.

The role requires hands-on SEO with Go and React, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep understanding of how AI-powered search retrieves and ranks content.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience, including direct implementation (not just recommendations).
• Ability to own implementation end-to-end — reading, writing, and shipping code (Go and React preferred) to deliver SEO/GEO/AEO/AIO improvements
• Proven ability to work independently while partnering with engineers, cross-functional teams, and leaders to scope, drive, and deliver SEO initiatives
• Working knowledge of how AI-powered search and answer engines retrieve, rank, and cite content (GEO/AEO/AIO fundamentals)
• Proficiency with tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Semrush, and Ahrefs
• Experience with creating actionable insights using a variety of analytics tools including Google Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Research and implement GEO/AEO/AIO strategies to optimize content for AI surfaces.
• Conduct regular technical audits and translate findings into scoped engineering projects with measurable impact
• Build and execute on business cases for product enhancements using audience insights and search/AI knowledge
• Instrument and monitor discoverability metrics across traditional search and AI surfaces
• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing to prioritize discoverability improvements
• Stay current with how LLMs retrieve and cite content, and bring new techniques to the team

Skills

Technical SEO

End-to-end implementation

Independent worker

AI-powered search understanding

Analytics literacy

Tools

Go

React

Google Search Console

Google Analytics

Semrush

Ahrefs

Job description

Khan Academy is seeking a Senior Search & AI Discoverability Engineer to own the technical foundation for how our content is found, indexed, cited, and recommended by search engines and AI systems. This 12-month full-time contract includes impactful SEO/AI discovery work aimed at improving global access to education.

The role requires hands-on SEO with Go and React, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep understanding of how AI-powered search retrieves and ranks content.