Is it hard to get hired at Kakao?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Kakao as 70.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.47 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Internship and Software Developer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Strategy Assistant and Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at Kakao?

The hiring process at Kakao takes an average of 20 days when considering 34 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Foreign Student had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Human Resources Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).

Where can I find Kakao interview experiences by job title?

Software Engineer (49) ; Software Developer (10) ; Machine Learning Engineer (9) ; Intern (6) ; Product Manager (6) ; Designer (5) ; Project Manager (5) ; Manager (4) ; Senior Software Engineer (4) ; Backend Developer (3) ; Research Assistant (3) ; Research Scientist (3) ; Content Manager (2) ; Data Engineer (2) ; Frontend Engineer (2)

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based on 43 ratings - Updated Jan 13, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

77%
Applied online
Applied online
10%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
3%
Other
Other
3%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
3%
In Person
In Person
3%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency

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43 interviews

Senior Biz Dev Interview

Aug 25, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kakao (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2021

Interview

It took few weeks until getting into the interview but they were very transparent, good response during the entire process. They were well-organized and also were transparent even in the post process. I would recommend anyone to apply with confidence.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Describe what you have accomplished during last 3 years.

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Product Manager Interview

Jul 8, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Kakao

Interview

It was very ambiguous that I don't really see any intention of the questions, just random ones. They didn't even look at my resume before coming in so I had to introduce myself again and again.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What do you like the most in your free time Have you ever led a successful product

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IOS Developer Interview

Jun 13, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kakao (Seoul) in May 2021

Interview

coding test - its about 5 problems and ask data structure and algorithm / interview /portpolio that made by us / assignment test that they give us , it was

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

what is the network? dns?

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