[Remote] Product Engineer - Platform Features at PostHog

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Requirements

Full stack experience with relevant technologies
Ability to take projects from 0 to 1
Ability to think like a product engineer
Proactive and able to get things done
Ready to do the best work of your career

Responsibilities

Build and own foundational systems that power PostHog, from authentication and access control to activity logs and approval flows
Talk to users (both internal teams and customers) to understand strategy for scale and enterprise needs
Decide what to build next to make PostHog more secure, reliable, and scalable
Ship foundational features like expanding SAML support, integrating new identity providers, and building an in-house IAM system
Test MVPs in production and iterate on real feedback
Ensure systems are solid so other teams can build on top of them
Support customers as a Support Hero to ensure a great experience
Design and ship the UX for critical workflows
Write Python for core services
Own the infrastructure that keeps everything running
Document what you do

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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