[Remote] Backend Engineer - high scale at PostHog

Morowali, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Software Development, Data & Analytics, Product ManagementIndustries

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Backend developmentHigh scale systemsProduct analyticsSession replayFeature flagsExperimentsCDPSQLData warehousingLLM observabilityOpen sourceB2B software

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the compensation for this Backend Engineer role?

Compensation details can be found using PostHog's compensation calculator.

Is this position remote, and what are the location requirements?

The role is fully remote and globally distributed, but candidates must be in timezones between GMT-8 and GMT+2, specifically considering GMT+2:00 to GMT-5:00 for this role.

What skills and experience are required for this Backend Engineer position?

The role seeks a senior engineer who could be called a node engineer, backend engineer, or distributed systems engineer, with expertise in optimizing services at high scale, product thinking, and working directly with customers.

What is the company culture like at PostHog?

PostHog values openness and transparency with a public handbook sharing roadmap, pay, strategy, and funding details; they emphasize autonomous work to maximize impact, solving big problems through fast innovation, and building a strong open-source community.

What makes a strong candidate for this Backend Engineer role?

Strong candidates are senior engineers experienced in Node, backend, or distributed systems, passionate about high-scale data processing, service optimization, product decisions, and customer collaboration, while being in the specified timezones.

PostHog

Platform for product engineering and data integration

About PostHog

PostHog offers a unified platform that combines tools for product engineering and data integration, helping businesses focus on product development. Its usage-based pricing model decreases costs as clients use the platform more, and it includes a free tier for many users. The platform is adaptable with numerous use cases and is supported by tutorials and guides. Unlike competitors, PostHog does not have a sales team, providing recorded demos and personalized options instead.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2020Year Founded

$26.3MTotal Funding

SERIES_BCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

51-200Employees