Overview
Technical SEO Specialist at DigitalOcean. Dive in and do the best work of your career as part of a team that builds the simplest scalable cloud. We value a growth mindset, bold thinking, and a fast-paced, industry-disrupting environment. We aim to win together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for developers, startups, and businesses.
We are looking for a Technical SEO Specialist who is passionate about scaling discoverability through cutting-edge search engine optimization strategies, including on AI-powered search engines. As a Technical SEO Specialist at Cloudways, the managed hosting division of DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic growth team dedicated to helping audiences discover and connect with our content assets online. You will work closely with engineering, product, and content teams to ensure DigitalOcean’s web properties perform at high technical SEO and GEO (generative AI engine optimization) performance standards.
Your work will help millions of developers, startups, and businesses easily discover DigitalOcean resources and solutions across traditional search engines and emerging AI-driven search experiences.
Responsibilities
- Conduct deep technical SEO audits across the Cloudways website, developer documentation, Knowledge Base and community resources.
- Collaborate with engineering to implement SEO best practices into code, site architecture, and CMS.
- Own and optimize GA4 instance, crawlability, indexation, internal linking, and site hierarchy at scale.
- Improve Core Web Vitals, site speed, and mobile-first performance across properties.
- Manage robots.txt, XML sitemaps, canonicalization, redirects, hreflang, and schema markup. Conduct log file analysis to optimize crawl budget and server efficiency.
- Implement and refine structured data (JSON-LD, Schema.org) to enhance visibility in SERPs.
- Ensure Cloudways content is surfaced across AI-powered search (Google SGE, Bing Copilot, ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.) by optimizing for semantic relevance, LLM indexing, and generative answers.
- Partner with growth and content teams to align semantic SEO strategies with DigitalOcean’s developer-first content ecosystem.
- Explore AI and automation tools for anomaly detection, large-scale issue resolution, and SEO monitoring.
- Monitor algorithm updates, competitive landscape, and emerging search behaviors to drive proactive improvements.
What You’ll Add To DigitalOcean
5+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience, ideally in SaaS, cloud, or developer-focused businesses.Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and their impact on SEO.Expertise with Google Search Console, GA4, and Tag Manager.Proficiency with SEO / GEO management tools : Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush, DeepCrawl, Sitebulb, Profound, etc.Experience with headless CMS, CDNs, and SSR / CSR frameworks.Familiarity with log file analysis, structured data, and international SEO (hreflang).Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.A growth mindset with adaptability, curiosity, and a drive to experiment and learn.Preferred Qualifications
Hands-on experience with AI-driven search and LLM discoverability optimization.Familiarity with Python or SQL for SEO data analysis and automation.Prior experience in enterprise-level SEO for large content ecosystems.Google Analytics and / or SEO certifications.Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose. You’ll be part of cutting-edge technology with an upward trajectory, focused on simplifying cloud and AI so builders can create software that changes the world. Be a proactive owner with a bias for action and responsibility for customers, products, and decisions.We prioritize career development. You’ll work with smart, interesting people and have access to resources for growth, including conference reimbursements and LinkedIn Learning courses.We care about well-being. Benefits vary by location but include programs and policies to support you, such as EAP, flexible time off, and local meetups.We reward our employees. Salary is based on market data and experience; bonuses and equity are available where applicable. Eligible employees may participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity of thought and background.#J-18808-Ljbffr