Hybrid Software Engineer (SEO) Software Engineer (SEO)

ElevenLabs · South Africa · Hybrid

About the job

About ElevenLabsElevenLabs is a growth-stage startup that has built the most advanced AI voice models and AI voice products (text to speech, audiobooks creation, dubbing, and the voice library).We launched in January 2023 and have since reached over 1 million users and partnered with the world’s largest publishers (The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Atlantic), media companies (Super Hi-Fi, D-ID, Futuri), and gaming studios (Paradox, Cloud Imperium Games, Don’t Nod). We are backed by the leading names in tech and AI (Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Andreessen Horowitz, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, Oculus VR co-founder Brendan Iribe, Deepmind & Inflection co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, and many others).We have a unique mix of in-house cutting-edge machine learning research (led by our co-founder Piotr, who was previously a researcher at Google) and strong product-led traction (led by our co-founder Mati, who was at Palantir before and after the IPO).We have recently concluded our successful Series-B funding round and are hiring to double down on our initial traction to make ElevenLabs a truly generational product company and research lab.Join us in shaping the future of voice technology.About The RoleWe have already proven SEO as a channel that works for us. We are hiring a Software Engineer with significant experience in SEO. We are now looking to double down on this through a mixture of programmatic SEO, content marketing and other SEO strategies. Each new foundational AI model unlocks a new set of pages/products that we can build, and SEO growth that we can drive. We are looking for someone at the intersection of software engineering and SEO who is excited about the hands-on engineering to drive SEO (including building programmatic pages), and working with Sam Sklar (Growth Marketer) to direct our SEO-focused content production. There is scope for you to be the lead for SEO at ElevenLabs.Our technology stack is Next.js (React, Typescript) with a Python backend (FastAPI).Some Examples Of What You Might Do

  • Build programmatic pages recently unlocked by a new AI model we have developed. For example, https://elevenlabs.io/languages.
  • Work closely with our Growth Marketer to map out the SEO-focused content we should be producing for the buying stages of each of our user personas.
  • Create and lead our SEO strategy.
  • Design and implement a more engaging blog template to improve the time on-page.
Who You AreWe are a young company of highly motivated individuals who work together while being spread across the globe. Each one of us is driven by the pursuit of excellence, supporting one another while taking ownership of our outcomes, and exploring uncharted territories. To thrive in this environment, you embody these attitudes:You are passionate about using AI to make all content universally accessible and breaking the frontiers of new tech.You are a highly motivated and driven individual with a strong work ethic. Our team is committed to going the extra mile, even if it means working long nights and weekends to achieve our goals.You strive for excellence in every aspect of work, consistently taking ownership of your outcomes and overdelivering on goals.Have a humble attitude and are eager to learn whatever it might take to help your team and our customers succeed.What You BringWe do not require any formal experience, certifications, or degrees. Instead, we are seeking enthusiastic Software Engineers who can showcase solving impressively hard problems with artifacts such as past projects, designs, or GitHub contributions. We do require:
  • Strong frontend engineering skills (react, typescript) and backend engineering skills (python ideally but others are fine too)
  • Strong SEO Experience ideating and executing SEO initiatives including programmatic SEO, content marketing, and keyword research
  • (Bonus) Design skills
What We OfferAt ElevenLabs, our biggest reward is shaping the future of voice technology. In addition, we offer:
  • Stock options; we want you to have ownership in the company and share the successes that lie ahead. That’s why we offer early employees stock options as part of their compensation package
  • Remote-first; we look at who you are rather than where you live. That’s why we are growing across the globe and support your preferred location.
  • Annual company off-sites; the last two were in Switzerland and Spain.
  • Opportunity to work with a super smart and ambitious group of people.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.