About Us
SEO Dons is a fast-growing UK SEO agency. We rank solar and renewable energy installers above competitors with 10x their review count — through smart technical SEO, programmatic location pages, and a network of exact-match-domain (EMD) lead-generation sites. We're scaling fast and need a developer who can build and deploy SEO-optimised websites at speed using AI tooling.
The Role
You'll build and maintain client websites and our own EMD portfolio. The twist: you'll work with AI tools (primarily Claude Code) to write, edit, and deploy code — not by hand from scratch. We need someone who understands how to direct an AI coding assistant effectively, review its output, and ship clean, fast, crawlable sites.
This is roughly:
* 60% building & editing websites (Astro static sites, location pages, on-page SEO)
* 25% directing Claude Code / AI tools to generate site builds and content frameworks
* 15% technical SEO implementation and fixes
What You'll Do
* Build static websites using Astro SSG + Tailwind CSS, deployed via Netlify (we deploy through the Netlify API/CLI)
* Use Claude Code to scaffold sites, write components, and automate repetitive build tasks — then review and correct its output
* Create programmatic location pages at scale (2,500+ words each, unique local content — never template-swapping town names)
* Implement on-page SEO: meta tags, header structure, internal linking, schema markup (LocalBusiness, FAQ, Review schema)
* Migrate older sites and fix technical issues (e.g. ensuring crawlers see fully rendered HTML, fixing redirects, adding security headers)
* Manage DNS records and domain setup
* Use SEO data tools (DataForSEO, Google Search Console) to inform builds
Must-Have Skills
* Hands-on experience with Claude Code (or strong experience with another AI coding assistant — Cursor, Copilot, etc. — and willing to learn Claude Code fast)
* Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and modern static site frameworks (Astro preferred; React/Next.js experience is a plus)
* Working knowledge of technical SEO: schema markup, page speed (Core Web Vitals), crawlability, internal linking, meta optimisation
* Comfort with Git, command-line / terminal basics, and API-based deployment
* Excellent written English (you'll be writing SEO content and page copy)
* Self-directed and able to work from terse instructions — we move fast and don't over-explain
Nice-to-Have
* Experience with Netlify, Tailwind CSS v4, or OVH DNS
* Familiarity with local SEO (Google Business Profile, citations, location targeting)
* Experience in the solar / renewables or home-improvement niche
* Tailwind + Astro combined project examples
How to Apply
* Send a short message telling us one website you've built with AI assistance and what the AI did vs. what you did.
* Include links to 2–3 live sites you've built or worked on (Astro or static sites preferred).
* Answer this: \"A React single-page-app site ranks badly because Google sees an empty HTML shell. What's your fix?\" — a short, practical answer is fine.
* Put the word \"DONS-DEV\" at the top of your application so we know you read the full post.
* We review applications that follow all four steps first.