Perplexity AI
Mid (~500)
PostHog
Small (~170)
Best For
Perplexity AI
Best for: Builders who thrive on speed and want massive user-facing impact at a rocketship
PostHog
Best for: Professionals interested in PostHog
Ratings
Perplexity AIPostHog
4.7
4.3
Overall
3.3
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.8
4.4
Culture & Values
4.5
4.3
Comp & Benefits
4.5
4.1
Senior Mgmt
4.2
4.1
Career Opps
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Aravind Srinivas)
👍 86% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Perplexity AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌱 Learning & Growth
PostHog only
🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Perplexity AI
- Fastest-growing AI product — real users, real revenue, genuine product-market fit
- Small team, massive impact per engineer — your work ships to millions quickly
- Startup intensity — expect long hours and high expectations
- Growing pains as the team scales — roles and responsibilities shift frequently
PostHog
- Extreme transparency — public handbook, open-source everything, radical autonomy
- Generous compensation with competitive pay, equity, and home office budget
- Small team means limited career progression paths
- Top-down decision-making can sometimes override team input
Bottom Line
Perplexity AI
Choose Perplexity if you want the fastest-growing AI product and huge per-engineer impact — but expect startup intensity.
PostHog
PostHog — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Perplexity AI — 81 jobs
💻 Engineering
44
🧠 ML / AI
7
📊 Data
5
⚖️ Legal
5
💼 Sales / GTM
4
📣 Marketing
3
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
🎧 Support
1
PostHog — 15 jobs
💻 Engineering
7
💼 Sales / GTM
3
🧠 ML / AI
1
📋 Product
1