AI SEO Engineer

Overview:
Chewy.com is seeking an AI Engineer - SEO & Automation to develop and implement AI-driven solutions that enhance our Organic Search program. This role will focus on leveraging machine learning, automation, and generative AI to optimize SEO processes at scale. While prior SEO experience is not required, the ideal candidate must be eager to learn SEO principles and collaborate closely with our SEO team to drive innovation.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build AI-powered tools to automate SEO analysis, content generation, and workflow optimization.
• Develop machine learning models to enhance keyword research, content recommendations, and ranking predictions.
• Implement AI-driven automation for technical SEO audits, internal linking optimization, and performance monitoring.
• Design and deploy autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents to execute multi-step SEO tasks such as content evaluation, data enrichment, and competitive analysis.
• Work with structured and unstructured data to generate insights that improve search visibility and user engagement.
• Collaborate with the SEO team to understand search engine ranking factors and apply AI-driven enhancements.
• Integrate generative AI (LLMs, embeddings, vector search) to scale content creation and optimization.
• Partner with data engineers and developers to integrate AI capabilities into Chewy's website infrastructure.
• Stay up to date on advancements in AI, machine learning, and search engine algorithms to maintain a cutting-edge approach.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of total engineering experience, including software development, data science, or AI engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience specifically in AI engineering, machine learning, or data science.
• Experience developing or deploying AI agents (e.g., LangChain agents, AutoGPT, crewAI) to automate workflows and connect across tools, APIs, or data sources.
• Direct experience working with ChatGPT (OpenAI), Perplexity, and Google's AI solutions (Gemini, Bard, Vertex AI, etc.).
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and AI-related frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, OpenAI APIs).
• Experience with automation, web scraping, and data pipeline development.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Willingness to learn SEO principles and collaborate with SEO specialists to drive AI-powered optimizations.
• Experience in eCommerce or large-scale data applications is a plus.

The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Salaried-exempt team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$113,000-$180,500 USD
Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact CAAR@chewy.com.
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