Datadog
Content Optimization Specialist
$112K–$140K
New York, New York, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
New York, NY, United States - Experience
- 3–5 years of SEO experience; 1–2 years optimizing for AI-assisted search and agentic platforms; 2–5 years in technical content writing, journalism, or content strategy at an AI or SaaS company.
About the job
Optimizes Datadog’s technical written and video content for traditional search, AI-assisted search, and agentic platforms to improve visibility and engagement.
What you'll do
- Optimize on-page content, including metadata, structure, and internal linking; conduct keyword research and content gap analysis.
- Assess how content appears across search and AI platforms, and monitor and report on rankings, citations, visibility, traffic, and engagement.
- Collaborate with Community, Marketing, and Product Management teams; create briefs and outlines for content development.
What they ask for
- 3–5 years of hands-on SEO experience, focused on on-page content optimization.
- 1–2 years optimizing content for AI-assisted search and agentic platforms.
- Experience creating high volumes of technically accurate content for engineering and developer audiences; portfolio showing measurable business results.
- Proficiency with several SEO/AEO tools.
Nice to have
- 2–5 years as a technical content writer, journalist, or content strategist at an AI or SaaS company.
- Familiarity with tools such as Profound, Conductor, Semrush, Ahrefs, and Google Search Console.
Pay
$112,000 — $140,000 USD yearly salary (base salary)
Tools
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Codex, Profound, Conductor, Semrush, Ahrefs
AI focus
Optimize technical content for AI-assisted search and agentic platforms; analyze how content is surfaced, cited, and summarized across these experiences.
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