We're Hiring Our First Software Engineer!

Summary

• Synscribe is an AI company building a platform to automate the entire SEO and content strategy workflow, delivering results like 2x higher conversion rates from LLM-optimized content.

• This foundational role is for the first software engineer who will tackle complex AI problems, such as creating self-improving agents and designing effective human-in-the-loop systems.

• The ideal candidate is a high-agency individual with deep expertise in TypeScript, Next.js, and LLM projects, ready to take extreme ownership and solve difficult problems independently.

• If you're a talented engineer excited to build a revolutionary AI platform that is already outperforming traditional methods, apply now to shape the future of AI-powered growth.

Are you ready to join a revolutionary team that's redefining how AI powers SEO and content strategy? At Synscribe, we're not just another SEO agency – we're building the future of AI-powered content creation and optimization that delivers real results for high-growth startups around the globe.

Why This Role Matters

Let's cut straight to the chase. If you're an exceptional software engineer looking at our website, you might think: "An SEO agency? That's not for me." And you'd be right – if we were just another agency.

But here's the truth: we're positioning ourselves as an agency to our customers while secretly building something much bigger behind the scenes. We're creating a comprehensive AI platform that's already delivering results that traditional SEO agencies can only dream of:

• Our clients get qualified leads from ChatGPT in as little as 3 days after publishing

• We're seeing 2x more leads and 2x higher conversion rates from LLM-optimized content compared to traditional search

• Our AI-powered processes make us 10x more efficient than traditional SEO agencies

Our founder, Raymond, explains it best: "We are trying to replace the entire human and consultant stack rather than just tools." We're not building yet another SEO dashboard – we're reimagining the entire content optimization workflow with AI at its core.

Who We Serve

We work with ambitious, high-growth startups and companies that are:

• Primarily B2B and global in nature

• Post-revenue (typically $500k+ ARR)

• Looking to scale their content strategy without the traditional agency headaches

Our clients rely on us to deliver measurable results, not just reports. And we consistently outperform traditional approaches by leveraging our unique AI-powered platform.

Our Current Platform: More Than Meets the Eye

While our website might look like a typical agency front, behind the scenes we've built a sophisticated suite of AI tools that power our operations:

Keyword Planning & Research

Our AI doesn't just find keywords – it creates strategic content plans based on search intent, competitor analysis, and business objectives. It suggests topics, accepts or rejects them based on strategy, and creates comprehensive planning pages.

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Deep Research Pipeline

Our system doesn't just scrape the web – it actually understands discussions in places like Reddit, analyzes what real humans are saying about topics, and synthesizes that knowledge into actionable insights.

Content Creation

We've built an end-to-end content creation pipeline that:

• Researches topics in depth

• Finds and incorporates relevant statistics and data

• Creates properly structured content with summaries, FAQs, and citations

• Adds appropriate calls-to-action and optimizes for both human readers and AI systems

Landing Page Generation

One of our most impressive capabilities is programmatic landing page generation. We can create hundreds of highly targeted, conversion-optimized landing pages simply by entering keywords. The system even generates appropriate imagery based on structured data.

Automatic Link Building

Our AI agents handle outreach and collaboration with relevant websites, automating one of the most time-consuming aspects of SEO.

What You'll Be Working On

As our first software engineer, you'll be at the center of solving fascinating technical challenges that combine cutting-edge AI with practical business applications. Here's what you'll help us build:

Next-Generation SEO-Agency-as-a-Service

We're not just replacing tools – we're replacing entire human workflows. You'll help us close the gap between tool capabilities and actual business outcomes, dramatically lowering the barrier to entry for companies that can't afford or don't need dedicated SEO specialists.

Forward Deployment Model

You'll work directly with top engineers and founders from the startups we serve. This gives you the unique opportunity to implement changes across multiple companies, creating tight feedback loops that help us rapidly improve our technology and processes.

Solving Hard AI Problems

You'll tackle fascinating challenges like:

• Ensuring output quality at scale through evaluations and human-in-the-loop systems

• Creating formalized "skills" that allow AI agents to replicate the expertise of top SEO consultants

• Enabling longitudinal planning and execution (solving the context rot problem)

• Building agents that self-improve by learning from executed results

• Creating effective human-AI collaboration workflows that don't overwhelm the humans

• Solving the "ouroboros/model collapse" problem where AI systems consume AI-generated content and degrade over time

• Making sophisticated AI capabilities accessible through intuitive self-service interfaces

• Building cross-portfolio ecosystem effects, like automated link building across client sites

• Designing systems where AI learns from human operators' actions to continuously improve

Raymond puts it perfectly: "We are going to look into putting in LLMs, evals, and how can we have human in the loop without overwhelming humans... The issue right now with a lot of AI products is that they impose a lot of work onto the human. How can we eliminate that and only put humans onto the most important things?"

Our Tech Stack

We're building on modern technologies that allow us to move quickly and focus on the problems that matter:

• Next.js for our front-end and back-end

• Trigger.dev for durable execution

• LangChain for AI structured data and SDK

• LangGraph/Mastra for agent orchestration

We've also developed our own orchestration layer called Cyclonic that helps us design better human-in-the-loop systems.

Our Culture: Small Team, Big Impact

As our first engineer, you'll be joining at a culture-defining moment. We're a small team of three people growing rapidly, and you'll help shape how we work together as we scale. Here's what we value:

High Sense of Ownership

We expect you to care deeply about your work, our customers, your craft, your colleagues, and the space in general. Your name will be on what you build.

Independent Learning

You'll be surrounded by smart people (including yourself!), but we expect everyone to actively seek out new knowledge and bring it back to the team. As Raymond says, "You are expected to bring new, net new knowledge into the space and to lead everyone in terms of knowledge as well."

Experimental Mindset

We form hypotheses, run experiments to validate or invalidate them, and let the results guide our decisions. There's very little ego here – only what works matters.

Focus on High-Leverage Work

We acknowledge that there will always be some "unsexy" work, but we constantly identify friction points and fix them so we can move on to more valuable challenges. If you find yourself doing the same routine tasks repeatedly, something's wrong.

AI-First Approach

Everything that can be done by AI should be done by AI. Human supervision exists to ensure quality and continuously improve processes – not to do work that could be automated.

Who We're Looking For: The Must-Haves

We have high standards for this role. These qualities are non-negotiable:

Technical Proficiency

• Familiarity with AI coding platforms: We use Claude Code, Cursor, and similar tools. Preference for Claude Code so we can improve our skills together.

• Deep TypeScript knowledge: Not just JavaScript with any types slapped on. We expect understanding of concepts like generics.

• Next.js expertise: You should know the intricacies of Next.js including server-side rendering, server-side execution, durable functions, and execution timing limitations.

• Experience with LLMs: You must have worked on at least one project involving structured data with LLMs and prompt engineering (personal projects count).

Craftmanship

We expect a high level of pride in your work. You should aim to be the best at your craft and continuously improve. As Raymond says, "It's something that is very hard to assess, but that would be one of our main assessment criteria and also the culture that we want to create."

Qualities That Will Help You Stand Out

These aren't required, but they'll definitely make your application stronger:

• Blog posts or open source repositories showcasing AI projects you've worked on

• Prompt engineering experience

• Experience with AI evaluation systems

Red Flags: When This Role Isn't For You

We believe in transparency, so here are some signs that you might struggle in our environment:

• You need hand-holding: Everyone here has their own responsibilities and tackles big problems independently. We help each other, but you need to drive your own success.

• You haven't learned anything new recently: Look at the past few weeks or months – have you actively experimented with new technologies, or just watched videos about them?

• AI has become a crutch rather than an exoskeleton: You should be able to work effectively without AI. If you can't, you won't thrive here.

• You don't understand AI's limitations: If you haven't pushed AI systems to their breaking points and discovered what they can't yet do, you're likely not working at the cutting edge.

• Your work hasn't evolved recently: If you've been doing the same things for the past couple of months, either professionally or personally, you likely won't keep up with our pace. We solve problems and move on to new challenges constantly.

• You think you're "too senior" for certain tasks: We all do whatever needs to be done, then figure out how to automate it. There's no room for hierarchy when building something revolutionary.

Seniority and Role

We're open to candidates across the experience spectrum, from junior to senior levels. All positions are individual contributor roles – we don't have any management positions at this stage, and don't foresee adding them anytime soon.

As Raymond puts it: "We are going with very high agency individuals over here."

Why This Matters

What we're building isn't just another tech product. We're fundamentally changing how businesses connect with their audiences in an AI-first world. The companies we help are solving important problems in their own domains, and by making them more successful, we multiply our impact.

You'll be working at the intersection of cutting-edge AI technology and practical business applications – a rare opportunity to push technical boundaries while delivering measurable value. And as our first engineer, you'll help shape not just our product but our entire engineering culture.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Synscribe building beyond a typical SEO agency?

Synscribe is building a comprehensive AI platform designed to automate and replace the entire human and consultant stack involved in SEO and content strategy. While we present as an agency to clients, our core focus is developing an end-to-end system that handles everything from keyword planning and deep research to content creation, landing page generation, and automated link building. The goal is to create a true "SEO-Agency-as-a-Service," not just another dashboard or set of tools.

How does Synscribe's AI platform differ from traditional SEO tools?

Synscribe's platform focuses on replacing entire human workflows and delivering business outcomes, whereas traditional SEO tools typically assist with specific tasks. Our AI doesn't just find keywords; it builds strategic content plans. It doesn't just scrape the web; it synthesizes human discussions from sources like Reddit. We are building AI agents capable of complex tasks like outreach and collaboration, closing the gap between tool capabilities and actual results like qualified leads and higher conversion rates.

Why should a top software engineer consider working for an SEO-focused company?

A top engineer should join Synscribe because we are not an SEO company, but an AI company solving complex engineering problems within the high-impact domain of SEO. This role offers the unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI challenges, such as building self-improving agents, solving for model collapse, and designing effective human-in-the-loop systems. You will be building a product that fundamentally changes how businesses grow, working at the intersection of advanced AI and tangible business value.

What are the biggest technical challenges an engineer will face at Synscribe?

The biggest technical challenges involve ensuring AI output quality at scale, creating agents that can replicate expert human skills, and enabling long-term planning and execution without context decay. You will be tackling difficult problems like building robust evaluation systems, designing effective human-AI collaboration workflows that don't overburden users, and developing AI that learns from its own results. These are frontier problems in the applied AI space.

What does the "AI-First" culture mean in practice at Synscribe?

An "AI-First" culture means we fundamentally believe that any task that can be automated by AI should be, with human oversight focused on quality control and process improvement. In practice, this means we constantly identify friction points in our workflows and build solutions to automate them. Engineers are expected to use AI as an exoskeleton to enhance their capabilities, not as a crutch.

Who is the ideal candidate for this role?

The ideal candidate is a high-agency individual contributor with deep technical proficiency in TypeScript and Next.js, practical experience with LLMs, and a strong sense of craftsmanship. We are looking for an independent learner with an experimental mindset who takes immense pride in their work. You must be comfortable tackling large, ambiguous problems and driving your own success as you help shape the foundation of our engineering culture.

Ready to Join Us?

If this mission excites you, if these challenges intrigue you, and if you recognize yourself in the qualities we're looking for, we want to hear from you.

This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of something transformative – to help build the future of AI-powered content strategy from the foundation up.

Apply now at https://www.synscribe.com/career

Let's build something extraordinary together.