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Kakao Brain

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Karlo image model + KoGPT. Korea's #2 AI lab after Naver.

kakaobrain.com
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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