Programmatic SEO/AEO Lead

Hercules
Remote United States Full-time 🌐 English
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Salary: $100k - $200k/year
Experience: Senior
Added to JobCollate: February 23, 2026

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Hercules is seeking a Programmatic SEO/AEO Lead to spearhead AI-driven content generation and optimization for thousands of pages. This remote, full-time role requires strong programmatic SEO experience, AI prompt engineering skills, and a passion for staying at the cutting edge of search and AI advancements.

Job Description

What are we looking for?We are looking for a someone to lead our programmatic SEO efforts with a strong emphasis on using AI to create and optimize content. What will you lead?Use AI to generate 1,000s of pages for how-to guides, comparison pages, templates, and moreTrack and optimize our earned placements across search engines (Google, Bing etc) and AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)Maintain a high content quality bar through evals and human reviewAnalyze key word trends to determine optimal pages to createImplement other creative strategies to generate backlinks and other earned placements to support SEO/AEOStay on the cutting edge of AI to find new, AI-native ways of optimizing our SEO/AEOWhat skills do we expect you to have?Strong programmatic SEO experience (page generation at scale, indexing, sitemaps)Strong writing/editorial judgment and QA processesStrong AI prompt engineering skills Some software engineering experience (you will be creating semi-technical content)Comfortable with content systems like CMS or MDXExperience with SEO tools like Google Search Console, keyword research, SemrushExperience with analytics tools like PostHogWhat are Hercules’ operating principles?Hercules’ operating principles guide how we make decisions every day. We take them very seriously. Most of them are specifically choices that we as a company unique prioritize and so can be learned on the job. However, we do specifically filter for these principles our hiring process:We move with urgency. We ship fast, iterate, and correct mistakes quickly. Our bias for action speeds our learning and delights our customers.We strive for excellence. Doing things well is in our DNA. We have good taste. We get the details right. Our outputs are exceptionally simple and self-serve. We’re proud of our work.We are hungry. We are willing to work hard and break through walls to achieve the outcomes we want. We are willing to operate at any level to get things done. We are politely relentless.Is Hercules in-office or remote?Hercules founding team works in-office in San Francisco (Kearny and Bush). We have a very strong preference for in office. We are open to remote for exceptional candidates in US time zones who would be willing/able to travel to the office regularly.What are Hercules’ benefits?Healthcare, vision, and dentalUser whatever AI tools you’d like (you have an unlimited AI budget)Take what you need vacation policyDaily lunches, dinners and snacks in the officeWe guarantee you will do the best work of your career hereWhat’s the compensation?$100k-$250k + equity (depends on seniority, equity, and location)Compensation Range: $100K - $200KOriginally posted on Himalayas

Full Description

What are we looking for?We are looking for a someone to lead our programmatic SEO efforts with a strong emphasis on using AI to create and optimize content. What will you lead?Use AI to generate 1,000s of pages for how-to guides, comparison pages, templates, and moreTrack and optimize our earned placements across search engines (Google, Bing etc) and AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)Maintain a high content quality bar through evals and human reviewAnalyze key word trends to determine optimal pages to createImplement other creative strategies to generate backlinks and other earned placements to support SEO/AEOStay on the cutting edge of AI to find new, AI-native ways of optimizing our SEO/AEOWhat skills do we expect you to have?Strong programmatic SEO experience (page generation at scale, indexing, sitemaps)Strong writing/editorial judgment and QA processesStrong AI prompt engineering skills Some software engineering experience (you will be creating semi-technical content)Comfortable with content systems like CMS or MDXExperience with SEO tools like Google Search Console, keyword research, SemrushExperience with analytics tools like PostHogWhat are Hercules’ operating principles?Hercules’ operating principles guide how we make decisions every day. We take them very seriously. Most of them are specifically choices that we as a company unique prioritize and so can be learned on the job. However, we do specifically filter for these principles our hiring process:We move with urgency. We ship fast, iterate, and correct mistakes quickly. Our bias for action speeds our learning and delights our customers.We strive for excellence. Doing things well is in our DNA. We have good taste. We get the details right. Our outputs are exceptionally simple and self-serve. We’re proud of our work.We are hungry. We are willing to work hard and break through walls to achieve the outcomes we want. We are willing to operate at any level to get things done. We are politely relentless.Is Hercules in-office or remote?Hercules founding team works in-office in San Francisco (Kearny and Bush). We have a very strong preference for in office. We are open to remote for exceptional candidates in US time zones who would be willing/able to travel to the office regularly.What are Hercules’ benefits?Healthcare, vision, and dentalUser whatever AI tools you’d like (you have an unlimited AI budget)Take what you need vacation policyDaily lunches, dinners and snacks in the officeWe guarantee you will do the best work of your career hereWhat’s the compensation?$100k-$250k + equity (depends on seniority, equity, and location)Compensation Range: $100K - $200KOriginally posted on Himalayas

Required Skills

SEO-Lead SEO-Team-Lead SEO-Strategy-Director Senior-Search-Engine-Optimization-Developer