Does Kakao pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kakao employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kakao. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kakao?

75% of Kakao employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kakao 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kakao?

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)

What are the pros of working at Kakao according to real employee reviews?

"Good culture and many chances to challenge" ((in 27 reviews)); "The people I worked with were nice and kind." ((in 14 reviews)); "The advantage of meeting a lot of good colleagues!" ((in 12 reviews)); "Work life balance was good as most of the people went home after 8 hours of work." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work and life balance" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kakao according to real employee reviews?

"low salary makes me unhappy" ((in 24 reviews)); "poor management and vague vision for the product" ((in 6 reviews)); "low compensation" ((in 5 reviews)); "low pay" ((in 4 reviews)); "Corrupted managers." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Kakao locations?

New York , Bahama , Lenoir City , Los Angeles , Vancouver , Savannah , The Phillipines , Kaka , Goat City , Germany

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4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

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4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Kakao has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kakao employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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207 reviews

5.0

Jun 26, 2025

Sales

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing and good pay I got to take home a fat check

Cons

Non applicable I was served well

5.0

Jun 4, 2025

work-life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Kakao is known for its good work-life balance,

Cons

but the C level is often seen as a downside

4.0

May 27, 2025

One of big Tech companies in South Korea

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensate and benefits are great.

Cons

Need new strategy for the company’s growth

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