[Remote] Data Platform Engineer - ClickHouse at PostHog

United States

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Requirements

OLAP Database Experience
Experience automating Dynamic provisioning instances (Terraform, Ansible, K8s)
Experience with Scale and Complexity in data storage solutions
Proficiency in Python, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, AWS, and Zookeeper (or alternative)

Responsibilities

Automate, manage, and maintain ClickHouse infrastructure
Scale ClickHouse clusters to handle large volumes of data (over 100 PB)
Optimize node and instance-level performance of ClickHouse
Provision and scale ClickHouse clusters using Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes
Investigate and experiment with new hardware for ClickHouse
Work on a bleeding-edge ClickHouse implementation (e.g., open format backed tables)
Work on query performance tooling (query optimizer)

Skills

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

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Company Match

Company Equity

Mental Health Support

Professional Development Budget

Risks

Competition from privacy-focused platforms like Matomo and Plausible is increasing.

Scaling usage-based pricing may challenge larger enterprise adoption.

Reliance on free tier could risk financial stability if users don't convert.

Differentiation

PostHog offers open-source product analytics tailored for developers.

The platform replaces the modern data stack, focusing on product development.

PostHog's usage-based pricing decreases with scale, offering cost efficiency.

Upsides

Increased demand for open-source analytics tools boosts PostHog's market potential.

Growing trend towards self-hosted solutions aligns with PostHog's offerings.

Recent $15M funding supports expansion and feature development.

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