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Our style is terse, simple, clear, convincing, authentic, and useful. We do not accept AI slop. Strong communication is a #1 requirement\n\nSEO: strong understanding of search intent, content structure, on-page SEO, internal linking, content refreshes, and what it takes for content to rank\n\nCommercial sense: write content that ranks AND converts the audience to paid customers\n\nTechnical fluency: familiarity with technical concepts like APIs, authentication, hosting, role based access control etc\n\nAI leverage: able to truly 10x your workflow by using the frontier of AI tools well. We expect you to be able to product ~50+ high quality articles a month, if not more\n\nWhat are Hercules’ operating principles?\nHercules’ operating principles guide how we make decisions every day. We take them very seriously. Most of the principles can be learned on the job, however, we do specifically filter for the following principles in our hiring process:\nWe ship. 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