PostHog tech stack

PostHog builds mostly with SQL, JavaScript, Go, Python. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, ClickHouse, DuckDB. SQL is named in 15 of the 15 job postings PostHog published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of PostHog, updated Sep 28, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 28, 2026
Technologies in use
53
Postings analysed
15
Open now
8
Modernity
77 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does PostHog use?

SQL is named in 100% of job postings at PostHog, followed by JavaScript (20%), Go (13%), Python (13%).

SQL 15 100% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jan 2026
JavaScript 3 20% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Go 2 13% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Python 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Rust 2 13% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Node JS 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
TypeScript 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What frameworks and libraries does PostHog use?

Next.js is named in 7% of job postings at PostHog, followed by React.js (7%), Remix (7%), Tailwind CSS (7%).

Next.js 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
React.js 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Remix 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Tailwind CSS 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
CUDA 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Django 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
PyTorch 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Transformers 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What databases does PostHog use?

ClickHouse is named in 20% of job postings at PostHog, followed by DuckDB (7%), PostgreSQL (7%), Redis (7%).

ClickHouse 3 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
DuckDB 1 7% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
PostgreSQL 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Redis 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does PostHog use?

AWS is named in 27% of job postings at PostHog, followed by Kubernetes (20%), Amazon EKS (13%), Linux (13%).

AWS 4 27% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Kubernetes 3 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Amazon EKS 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Linux 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
GitHub Actions 2 13% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Amazon S3 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Apache Kafka 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Figma 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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SIEM1
Wiz1
CUDA Toolkit1
GitHub1

What developer tools does PostHog use?

Terraform is named in 20% of job postings at PostHog, followed by ArgoCD (13%), Cilium (13%), Karpenter (13%).

Terraform 3 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
ArgoCD 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Cilium 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Karpenter 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Terragrunt 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Ansible 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Cursor 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Lovable 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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Model Context Protocol1
OpenAI Codex1
Semgrep1
ZooKeeper1
npm1
Jupyter Notebook1

What AI and ML technologies does PostHog use?

Claude is named in 7% of job postings at PostHog.

Claude 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does PostHog ask for?

AI Agents is named in 100% of job postings at PostHog, followed by A/B Testing (33%), IAM (20%), CI/CD (20%).

AI Agents 15 100% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jan 2026
A/B Testing 5 33% required in 20% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
IAM 3 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
CI/CD 3 20% required in 33% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
GitOps 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Self-Healing 2 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Incident Management 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

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How is the PostHog stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
PythonAug 2026
ClickHouseAug 2026
JavaScriptAug 2026
GoAug 2026
RustAug 2026
AWSAug 2026
IAMAug 2026
KubernetesAug 2026

How modern is the PostHog stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 77/100

PostHog scores 77 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the PostHog stack in its industry?

Share of the 21 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

SQL81%
AWS57%
ClickHouse19%
JavaScript81%
Kubernetes43%
Amazon EKS14%
GitHub Actions33%
Go52%
Linux24%
Python81%

Questions about the PostHog tech stack

What programming languages does PostHog use?

The languages named in PostHog job postings are SQL (100%), JavaScript (20%), Go (13%), Python (13%), Rust (13%), as a share of the 15 postings of the last 12 months.

Does PostHog use AWS?

Yes. AWS is named in 4 of 15 job postings (27%) and required in 4 of them.

What cloud and platforms does PostHog use?

The cloud and platforms named in PostHog job postings are AWS (4), Kubernetes (3), Amazon EKS (2) (postings in brackets).

Is the PostHog tech stack changing?

Yes. Python, ClickHouse, JavaScript, Go first appeared in PostHog job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the PostHog tech stack?

PostHog scores 77 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the PostHog tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting PostHog publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 15 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "PostHog tech stack: 53 technologies from 15 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/posthog/technologies

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