Seongnam, South KoreaFounded 2017180+ employeesKakao Group subsidiaryAI Labs · Generative
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ENTRA Talent Index
Hiring quality verdict.
72/ 100
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Kakao Brain's Karlo image model plus KoGPT positions the lab as Korea's #2 frontier AI lab after Naver. 180+ research engineers concentrated in Seongnam. Senior bench drawn from KAIST and Seoul National University ML programs. The applied-AI thesis runs through Kakao Group affiliates.
Hiring Velocity70
Compensation72
Retention70
Mission Alignment72
Methodology · 5 dimensions equally weightedData as of FEB 12, 2026
Hiring Intelligence
Kakao Brain by the numbers.
Open roles
60
Verified live postings
Hiring velocity · YoY
+58%
Net-new AI hires (12-month)
Funding stage
Kakao Group subsidiary
AI Labs · Generative
Salary Intelligence
Verified salary ranges.
Total comp · USD · annual
Senior Research Scientist
KRW 130MtoKRW 220M
ML Engineer
KRW 105MtoKRW 185M
Leadership
Who runs talent at Kakao Brain.
Kim Il-doo
CEO
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