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?

74% of Kakao employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kakao 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kakao?

Software Engineer (49) , Software Developer (10) , Machine Learning Engineer (9) , Product Manager (6) , Designer (5) , Intern (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 26 reviews)); "The people I worked with were nice and kind." ((in 17 reviews)); "The advantage of meeting a lot of good colleagues!" ((in 11 reviews)); "Work life balance was good as most of the people went home after 8 hours of work." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work and life balance." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"low salary makes me unhappy" ((in 25 reviews)); "poor management and vague vision for the product" ((in 6 reviews)); "low compensation" ((in 6 reviews)); "low pay" ((in 4 reviews)); "Corrupted managers." ((in 3 reviews))

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4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(206 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Kakao has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 206 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).

Reviews by job title

206 reviews

2.0

26 June 2026

''salary is less

Watchmen

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Pros

do well in workplace want coffe and Ac

Cons

speechless to work with condition

5.0

2 June 2026

High-performance team, but demands night work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

very high performance people who is concenticating real problem.

Cons

a lot of night work

3.0

15 May 2026

Great work-life balance but management needs improvement

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work Life balance is the best

Cons

poor management and vague vision for the product

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