PostHog

AI Research Engineer

PostHog
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3 months ago
London, United KingdomMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Research and develop new AI and deep learning approaches for PostHog's self-driving product.
  • Build and productionize systems for session replay analysis using large-scale DOM mutation data.
  • Develop models for user behavior prediction, drop-off identification, improvement suggestions, and potential conversion-rate optimization.
  • Explore synthetic user testing to identify confusing flows and product breakages before release.
  • Work closely with customers and influence the products shipped by the new AI Research team.
  • Prioritize shipping practical products over purely theoretical research or publication.

Requirements

  • Strong mathematical background or previous experience training models, with strong math skills required.
  • Strong experience with PyTorch.
  • Strong ability to code in Rust, CUDA, or C; Rust is preferred.
  • Solid understanding of Transformers.
  • A product mindset and willingness to build and ship products.
  • A PhD is a plus but is not stated as required.

Benefits

  • Hybrid-remote position based out of PostHog's London office.
  • Natively remote, async-first working environment with meeting-free Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • Substantial autonomy and influence on a brand-new AI Research team.
  • Accessible interview process with accommodations available upon request.

Tech Stack

CJupyter NotebookPyTorchRustSQL

Categories

AI Research
PostHog

About PostHog

201-500 employees

PostHog builds an open‑source, all‑in‑one platform for product teams and engineers that combines product analytics, session recordings, feature flags, A/B testing, a built‑in data warehouse, and AI‑assisted analysis. The company offers self‑hosted and hosted plans (US/EU) with SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance. Founded in 2020 in San Francisco after Y Combinator’s W20 cohort, PostHog monetizes through paid cloud and enterprise subscriptions.

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