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AI Search Research Contractor
Help us figure out how AI search really works.
We're looking for a curious, resourceful student, undergraduate or graduate, to design and run experiments that uncover what actually drives visibility in AI search (AEO/GEO).
This is an independent contractor role, paid hourly. It's open to applicants anywhere in North or South America, so your working hours overlap with ours.
An early-stage startup studying a brand-new kind of search.
Rocksalt is an early-stage AI startup exploring how brands get discovered and recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI engines.
From hypothesis to conclusions.
Design experiments
Design creative, controlled experiments to understand how AI engines discover, rank, and cite content.Build what you need
Build and deploy websites, tools, and scripts to run experiments at scale.Find the patterns
Measure results, analyze patterns, and turn findings into actionable insights.Own it end-to-end
Own experiments end-to-end, from hypothesis to execution to conclusions.
A builder with a scientist's curiosity.
- An undergraduate or graduate student (Master's or PhD) in CS, engineering, or a related field.
- A scientific thinker who enjoys testing hypotheses and figuring out how things work.
- A self-starter who moves quickly, works independently, and can build tools and scripts with minimal guidance.
- Comfortable learning unfamiliar technologies, APIs, hosting, and deployments.
- BonusFamiliarity with SEO, digital marketing, or AI search.
You should enjoy answering questions nobody knows the answer to yet.
Whether you're an undergrad who loves to build or a grad student who wants to apply research methods to a field with no textbook yet, you'll work directly with the founders, run your own experiments, and help uncover how one of the most important emerging areas of AI actually works.
- OwnershipReal ownership
- ResearchReal-world research
- ImpactResults that directly shape our product
- AccessWork directly with the founders
Ready to run the experiments?
Help us figure out how AI search really works.