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Senior Search & AI Discoverability Engineer

Listing for: Khanacademy
Full Time, Part Time, Contract position Listed on 2026-11-15
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Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 85 USD Hourly USD 85.00 HOUR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Position: Senior Search & AI Discoverability Engineer (12 month contract, 40 hours/week, $85/hour)
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.
Requirements
  • 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.
Nice to have
  • Experience with a high-volume content or education platform, international SEO, or using generative AI to build products.
Benefits and work setup

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

10+ Years work experience
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