PostHog
Small (~170)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
PostHog
Best for: Self-directed engineers who want radical transparency, no meetings, and full ownership of their product area
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
PostHogTogether AI
4.3
4.1
Overall
4.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.4
4.3
Culture & Values
4.3
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.1
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.1
3.8
Career Opps
👍 86% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (James Hawkins)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
PostHog only
🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🌐 Remote-Friendly
Together AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Pros & Cons
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
Together AI
- Open-source AI infrastructure — real mission alignment, not just marketing
- Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact
- Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly — not for specialists
- Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
Bottom Line
PostHog
Radically transparent open-source culture with 2-3 person autonomous teams, no deadlines, and a public handbook — ideal if you're self-motivated, tough if you need structure.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
PostHog — 14 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
💼 Sales / GTM
3
📋 Product
1
Together AI — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
19
🧠 ML / AI
9
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
PostHog scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats. PostHog also emphasizes Transparent, Async-First, Remote-Friendly. Together AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, PostHog has 14 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.