PostHog

Product Engineer - Product Analytics

United States

PostHog Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software Development, Analytics, Open SourceIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess a strong understanding of product analytics principles and methodologies, along with full-stack development experience. Experience with event tracking systems, data warehouses, and SQL is highly desirable, as is familiarity with BI tools and data visualization techniques. A background in engineering or a related technical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

As a Product Engineer - Product Analytics, you will be working at the intersection of people and data to expose powerful tools to help engineers, PMs, and everyone else understand how customers are using their products. You will contribute to the development and maintenance of PostHog’s event tracking system, integrating it with our data warehouse and expanding our SQL dialect (HogQL). You will collaborate with the high-scale ingestion pipeline and ClickHouse teams to solve increasing scale challenges and leverage AI to make data insights accessible to users.

Skills

Product Analytics
Web Analytics
Session Replay
Feature Flags
Experiments
SQL
Data Warehouse
LLM Observability

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.

Key Metrics

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.

Land your dream remote job 3x faster with AI