Applied Research Scientist - Machine Visibility

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Remote, Europe, EU timezone overlap preferredFull-TimeMiddle

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Published original research
Hands-on large-scale data analysis
Proficient in SQL
Proficient in Python
Strong experiment design
Experience building data infrastructure
Comfort with AI tools in research workflows
Direct experience observing AI crawler behavior in production environments (nice to have)
Hands-on experience with technical SEO (crawlability, rendering, indexing, structured data) (nice to have)
Familiarity with Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) or Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) (nice to have)
Published or spoken publicly on machine visibility topics (nice to have)
Background in information retrieval or NLP (nice to have)

Build the Research Infrastructure: Organize, clean, and structure Prerender's existing data for systematic analysis.
Design and build new data collection streams to answer questions the current data can't.
Create the foundation that makes a sustained cadence of original research possible.
Conduct and Publish Original Research: Design and execute studies using Prerender's data, web-scale datasets, and primary research methods.
Own the full research lifecycle: question framing, methodology, analysis, and findings.
Produce work ranging from quick data snapshots to in-depth flagship studies — all published under your name.
Build deep domain expertise along the way: profiling crawler behavior at scale by bot type, maintaining a living behavioral taxonomy of known and emerging bots.
Inform Business Decisions: Bring data to the conversations that shape what Prerender builds, how we sell, and where we invest.
Work across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and leadership to replace assumptions with evidence.

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