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Talent Inc. is hiring: SEO Engineering Contractor - 6 months contract in Austin

Talent Inc., Austin, TX, US, 78716

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SEO Engineering Contractor - 6 months contract role at Talent.com

This role can be based in the US or Canada; we are a remote?first company. Must overlap with core working hours of 9am-3pm (EST). This is a Contract / Interim / 36?month engagement (extension possible).

About Talent.com

Talent.com is a job platform that matches job seekers with employers in more than 50 countries. Were seeking talented individuals to help us fulfill our mission of connecting the world to work. Our fast?paced environment offers many opportunities to grow your career while contributing to our success.

Position Overview

Were expanding our digital reach and are looking for a seasoned SEO Engineering Contractor to strengthen our technical SEO foundation, improve site performance, and build scalable systems that drive sustainable organic growth.

What Youll Own and Drive

  • Architect SEO?friendly systems and infrastructure optimize URL structures, internal linking, canonicalization, and metadata frameworks at scale.
  • Collaborate across teams partner with backend, frontend, and DevOps engineers to integrate SEO principles into development workflows (e.g. server?side rendering, dynamic rendering, pre?rendering).
  • Enhance performance and crawlability identify and resolve technical issues impacting Core Web Vitals, indexing, and site speed.
  • Audit and monitor conduct deep?dive technical SEO audits, monitor crawl stats, analyze logs, and set up tracking dashboards to surface key metrics (traffic, rankings, indexing rates).
  • Automate and scale SEO build or extend internal SEO automation tools and scripts using React, Python, TypeScript, or Go to handle meta data generation, schema management, redirects, and sitemaps.
  • Guide and document define scalable SEO processes, write clear documentation, and advise engineering peers on best practices.
  • Collaborate with analytics and content connect SEO data pipelines to GA4 / GSC, and ensure proper tracking and attribution for organic performance.
  • Contribute to system design influence architecture discussions to ensure SEO scalability, and future?proofing of new features.

Must-Haves
  • 5+ years of experience in technical SEO with a strong software engineering foundation.
  • Experience in growth / SEO?led product organizations.
  • Hands?on experience in TypeScript, Python, or Go, especially for backend development or automation.
  • Deep understanding of how search engines crawl, render, and index modern web applications.
  • Familiarity with React / Next.js, Node.js, or similar SSR / SSG frameworks.
  • Experience optimizing large?scale, high?traffic sites including handling crawl budget, canonicalization, and dynamic rendering.
  • Proven ability to diagnose and improve Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP/FID) and page load performance.
  • Skilled in log file analysis and excited to build and drive our monitoring systems and tool implantations.
  • Proficient with Semrush Google Search Console, Google Analytics / GA4, and SEO APIs.
  • Strong understanding of HTML, JavaScript, and HTTP fundamentals.
  • Comfortable working with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and cloud environments.
  • Excellent communication skills; ability to collaborate with both technical and non?technical teams. Fluent English required.

Nice to Haves
  • Experience with or exposure to AI?assisted SEO tooling / prompt generation / content optimization.
  • Experience in structured data, schema, knowledge graph, rich snippets, etc.
  • Experience with A/B testing / SEO experiments.
  • Experience leading large?scale, high?priority projects with direct business impact.

What We Offer
  • Remote work policy.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Generous vacation policy.
  • Flat and transparent organizational structure.
  • Frequent corporate and networking events.
  • A multicultural, inspiring and friendly atmosphere with a team of passionate people.


Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any stage, please let us know.

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