Senior Growth Engineer

<p> </p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">BloomNation builds the technology layer powering local florists across the country, from independent flower shops to premium white-label ecommerce sites. We help florists compete with large marketplaces by giving them world-class ecommerce tools, distribution, and visibility.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We’re looking for a </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Senior Growth Engineer, Organic Growth & SEO</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> to own and scale organic traffic across our network of premium florist websites and the BloomNation marketplace.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This is not a content SEO role. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who can find organic growth opportunities, present a plan, and then ship the code to make it happen.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You’ll work at the intersection of engineering, SEO/AEO/GEO, analytics, and product growth. You should be comfortable creating PRs, modifying production PHP, working with HTML/CSS/JS, and partnering with a strong engineering team when deeper platform changes are needed.</span></p> <p></p> <p></p><p><br></p><b>What You'll Do</b><div> <h3 style="margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #434343;">Own Organic Growth</span></strong></h3> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Own organic traffic growth for BloomNation’s premium florist websites as your north-star KPI</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Secondarily own organic traffic growth for the BloomNation marketplace</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Focus on qualified organic traffic that drives real business outcomes, not vanity traffic</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify, prioritize, and execute high-impact <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SEO/AEO/GEO</span> initiatives</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Present plans, explain tradeoffs, and then execute on them directly</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #434343;">Ship Technical SEO Improvements</span></strong></h3> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Perform a full technical and strategic SEO audit of the BloomNation marketplace</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Build and maintain a prioritized roadmap for technical <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SEO/AEO/GEO</span> improvements</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Write production code, primarily in PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Create PRs and ship improvements directly</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Improve crawlability, indexation, site architecture, internal linking, structured data, and page performance</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Build scalable SEO systems across thousands of florist websites</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #434343;">Build SEO Products & Tooling</span></strong></h3> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Design and build internal and customer-facing <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SEO/AEO/GEO</span> tools for florists</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Build florist-specific tools that give local business owners capabilities they would otherwise need paid SEO platforms, consultants, or agencies to access</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Turn SEO insights into scalable product features</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify opportunities to productize repeatable <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SEO/AEO/GEO</span> wins across the platform</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #434343;">Own Tracking, Analytics & Attribution</span></strong></h3> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Build and maintain tracking infrastructure using Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and related tools</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Define what should be tracked, how it should be tracked, and how success should be measured</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Create funnels and reporting that make organic performance clear and actionable</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ensure tracking is accurate, reliable, and useful for decision-making</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #434343;">Manage Search & Discovery Integrations</span></strong></h3> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Work with Google Search Console, Google Business Profile, Bing Webmaster Tools, Apple Business, and other search/discovery platforms</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ensure our systems can monitor, update, and respond to changes across key search platforms</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Use tools like Ahrefs, Semrush, and internal data to guide strategy and execution</span></p> </li> </ul> </div><p><br></p><b>What We're Looking For</b><div> <h3 style="margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #434343;">Must Have</span></strong></h3> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong technical SEO experience with a track record of improving organic traffic</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ability to write and ship production code</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Comfortable working with: PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong understanding of how search engines crawl, index, and rank websites</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience with site architecture, internal linking, structured data, and performance</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ability to define tracking requirements and build useful funnels/reports</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong judgment around prioritization, impact, and effort</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ability to operate independently: identify problems, form hypotheses, present plans, execute, and iterate</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Product-minded approach to <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SEO/AEO/GEO</span> and growth</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #434343;">Nice to Have</span></strong></h3> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience with marketplaces</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience with multi-tenant platforms or large networks of websites</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience scaling local SEO</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience with Google Business Profile at scale</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience with programmatic SEO</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience building internal tools, marketer-facing tools, or SaaS features</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Familiarity with Ahrefs, Semrush, or similar SEO platforms</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar tools to accelerate research and execution</span></p> </li> </ul> </div><p><br></p><b>You Might Be a Great Fit If</b><div> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You have been the person who both found the SEO/AEO/GEO opportunity and shipped the fix.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Maybe you started as an engineer and became obsessed with organic growth. Or maybe you started in technical SEO and learned to code because waiting on engineering slowed you down.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Either way, you should enjoy owning the full loop: research, strategy, implementation, measurement, and iteration.</span></p> </div><p><br></p><b>First 90 Days</b><div> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In your first 90 days, you will:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Complete a full technical SEO audit of the BloomNation marketplace</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Present a prioritized roadmap with expected impact, effort, and measurement plan</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ship the first set of technical SEO improvements through production PRs</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify tracking gaps in Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Search Console</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Improve visibility into organic performance across premium sites and marketplace traffic</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Propose at least one florist-facing SEO tool that could become a productized feature</span></p> </li> </ul> </div><p><br></p><b>Team & Structure</b><div> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Reports to the </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Senior Director of AI & Software Engineering</span></strong></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Individual contributor role with no direct reports</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Remote-first role with access to a strong engineering team</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Highly autonomous position with direct impact on company growth</span></p> </li> </ul> </div><p><br></p><b>Why BloomNation</b><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Your work will directly help thousands of local florists grow their businesses</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You’ll build systems and tools, not just run SEO checklists</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You’ll work on a rare <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SEO/AEO/GEO</span> problem: scaling organic growth across a marketplace and a large network of premium local business websites</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You’ll have access to modern <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SEO/AEO/GEO</span>, analytics, and AI tools</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You’ll work with a strong engineering organization that can support deeper platform changes</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You’ll have meaningful ownership over one of the company’s most important growth channels</span></p> </li> </ul><p><br></p><b>Requirements</b><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Must be based in the United States</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Must be able to work full-time, 40 hours per week</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No visa sponsorship available</span></p> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p></p>

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