PostHog

Open-Source Product Analytics — Build Better Products with Data You Own

The consensus on PostHog: Choose PostHog if you want radical transparency, open-source impact, and strong WLB — but expect a small team with limited career ladders.

2020
Founded
San Francisco
HQ (Fully Remote)
~170
Employees
$450M
Valuation (2024)
Culture Overview

What it's really like to work at PostHog

Founded in 2020 by James Hawkins and Tim Glaser, PostHog is an open-source product analytics platform built for developers. The culture is radically transparent — public handbook, open salaries, and all code in the open. With a fully remote team across 30+ countries, PostHog operates async-first with small, autonomous pods where engineers own features end-to-end. Expect a flat hierarchy, massive ownership, and the freedom to ship without asking permission.

Open Source Transparent Async-First Remote-Friendly Flat Hierarchy Wears Many Hats
Glassdoor Ratings

PostHog Glassdoor Ratings & Employee Reviews

4.3
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on 6 reviews
Culture & Values 4.0
Compensation & Benefits 4.8
Senior Management 3.8
Career Opportunities 3.9
Work-Life Balance 4.5
Overall Rating 4.3
75% Recommend to a Friend
100% CEO Approval (James Hawkins)
Employee Review Themes

Working at PostHog: Pros & Cons

✓ What employees love

  • ✓ Extreme transparency — public handbook, open salaries, open-source everything
  • ✓ Generous compensation with competitive pay, equity, and $200/mo co-working stipend
  • ✓ Fully remote with genuine async-first culture across 30+ countries
  • ✓ Ship directly to millions of developers — PostHog has 70k+ GitHub stars
  • ✓ Small team, massive ownership — no permission needed to ship features

✗ What could be better

  • ✗ Small team means limited career progression paths and few promotion opportunities
  • ✗ Top-down decision-making can sometimes override team consensus
  • ✗ D&I rated 3.4/5 — social and emotional well-being could be a bigger priority
  • ✗ Open-source model means working in public — not for those who prefer privacy
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

TypeScript Python React Django ClickHouse Kafka PostgreSQL

Open Source & Research

Everything is open-source (70k+ GitHub stars). Public handbook, public roadmap, open salaries. Active community with 10k+ Slack members.

Engineering Blog

Active engineering blog covering data pipelines, ClickHouse optimization, and product analytics at scale. Read the blog →

Team Structure

Fully remote, small-team pods with extreme autonomy. No managers for most teams — IC-led with a flat structure. Engineers own features end-to-end.

Open Positions

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