LOL…WHAT?!? SEOs Have A Field Day With Google’s SEO Job Posting

Google is trolling! It’s like SEO inception! How ironic, Google needs an SEO!

Those are just some of the themes that emerged in the past 24 hours since we reported on Search Engine Land that Google is looking to hire an SEO Manager.

According to the job description, Google wants someone who can, “…take part in website development and optimization, help shape blog and social strategy, improve website code hygiene and define web architecture for international websites.”

The minimum qualifications include a BA/BS degree in computer science or engineering with at least two years of SEO experience; the preferred qualifications listed a “strong understanding of technical SEO” with knowledge of Java, C/C++ or Python.

The story has so far prompted about 9,000 social shares, almost four dozen comments on the article itself, and a lot of commentary on Twitter. Below are some of our favorites.

https://twitter.com/bryangiss/status/621437583013380096

https://twitter.com/megangarber/status/621434807805956096

https://twitter.com/Theo_E_Maroulis/status/621441811136036864

Google have to be trolling now: http://t.co/fECyBoLydS

— Ted (@TedParry1) July 15, 2015

Oh the irony… Google Is Hiring An SEO Manager To Improve Its Rankings In Google http://t.co/IQKugojTBu

— Stefanie Grieser ✨ (She/Her) (@smgrieser) July 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/EricWochner/status/621708633005535232

Google inception >> http://t.co/lUHeg48ecz

— Laura Falcetti (@laufalce) July 15, 2015

Seo inception http://t.co/oe1B6ZeXgA

— Galice Aurelian (@Sofokle) July 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/ChrisCharabaruk/status/621435831052562432

https://twitter.com/FutureBuffalo/status/621411937012858880

https://twitter.com/GeekGirlCamp/status/621428114384551936

Google's hiring an SEO http://t.co/XKzxfmXPrh That's comedy.

— Mic King (@iPullRank) July 15, 2015

http://t.co/WdDI2sXO2f can't we just hardcode this up top, or create a concurrent ranking signal? yes, both. ok, well I am off to take a nap

— I mostly agree, but… (@mostly_agree) July 15, 2015

I'll get them #1 on Bing! 😉 Google Hiring #SEO Manager To Improve Their Ranking In Google http://t.co/8WL3SipnJ4 @sengineland @rustybrick

— Andrea Fine (@AndreaFine) July 15, 2015

IT'S THE END OF DAYS http://t.co/3B3ciiy2m8

— Alistair Potter (@tweeterpotter) July 16, 2015

Just how complex has #SEO become these days? Now even #Google needs professional help to rank in their own search: http://t.co/aaj4HaRJH0

— CanIRank? (@canirank) July 15, 2015

This is probably one of the funniest and ironic things you will ever see in #business. #google #seo http://t.co/yZXiGUjGm0

— James Yancey (@James_Yancey) July 15, 2015

Don't feel too bad about your rankings. Even Google needs help with #Google. #SEO #digitalmarketing http://t.co/ZGSG6waEYA

— VitalStorm (@vitalstorm) July 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/danny_taywitter/status/621404850304229376

Google hiring SEO managers for its online business would be a nice April 1 article but its not http://t.co/yPU7cTqRzr

— Aditya Sanyal (@madguy000) July 16, 2015

We heard you like Google, so we're hiring an SEO to make Google more searchable when you Google Google. http://t.co/pj7gnEBkXU

— Pardot Blogger Girl (@PardotBlogGirl) July 16, 2015

I love that even Google needs professional, focused support of SEO. https://t.co/9gfYBY1nMO

— Chad Hallert (@ChadHallert) July 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/SedonaSEO/status/621426735876173824

Those last couple tweets are representative of another common reaction: If a company like Google is hiring an SEO, it’s a testament to the value of good SEO.

If you prefer Facebook, there are also some good reactions on Search Engine Land’s original post yesterday to check out.

(Thanks to Amy Gesenhues for assistance with this article.)