Senior Search & AI Discoverability Engineer
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601, USA
Listing for:
Khanacademy
Full Time, Part Time, Contract
position
Listed on 2026-11-15
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Role overview
Improve how educational content is discovered through both traditional search and AI-powered answer experiences. This hands-on engineering role owns technical improvements to content, metadata, and page structure, turning audits and audience needs into scoped work that can be implemented and measured. It is a full-time, benefits-eligible contract for 12 months.
Responsibilities- Research and implement approaches that help content appear in search results and AI-generated answers.
- Audit technical discoverability and convert findings into well-scoped engineering projects with measurable outcomes.
- Build cases for product improvements using knowledge of learners, teachers, and district administrators, alongside search expertise.
- Track performance across conventional search and emerging AI discovery surfaces.
- Partner with marketing and product teams to prioritize and sequence improvements.
- Keep up with how language models retrieve and cite web content, and apply relevant findings to the work.
- At least five years of hands-on technical SEO experience, including making changes directly.
- Ability to read, write, and ship code to implement search and AI discoverability improvements;
Go and React are preferred. - Experience independently delivering technical initiatives while working with engineers and cross-functional partners.
- Working knowledge of how AI search and answer systems retrieve, rank, and cite content.
- Proficiency with search and web analytics tools, including Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Semrush, or Ahrefs.
- Ability to turn analytics into actionable recommendations and work inclusively across cultures and perspectives.
- Experience with a high-volume content or education platform, international SEO, or using generative AI to build products.
The contract is described as full-time and benefits-eligible. The source lists compensation at $85 per hour for 40 hours per week.
Position Requirements
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