1. Client
Krews develop various clients such as Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and provide users with an unrivaled mobile experience based on mobile and PC through the best services in Korea such as KakaoTalk, Daum app, and KakaoTV. You can develop your abilities to provide basic UIs and experience professional growth on each domain for various service functions, including text message, music, video, etc.
#Client#Android#iOS#Windows#MacOS
2. Front End
Krews develop the front end of Kakao web services, utilizing frameworks such as VanillaJS, React, and Vue.js and various front-end technologies. You can achieve professional competence as a front-end developer while extensively experiencing from desktop to mobile, Daum and KakaoTalk.
#WebService#FrontEnd#vanillaJS#react#vue.js
3. Infra (Network, System)
Network Engineering: Krews design, establish and run data center networks on time to conduct distributed processing of heavy traffic and process all Kakao traffic with stability. Also, they take charge of prevention, diagnosis, and restoration of network fault and automation of management.
System Engineering: Krews are in charge of establishing, operating, troubleshooting, and analyzing server/storage systems where Kakao's large-scale services are running.
Also, they develop applications to establish server system
automation.
#NetworkEngineer#System#DataCenter#HeavyTraffic#ServerSystemAutomation
4. Hadoop Engineering
Krews are operating all the Hadoop platforms in Kakao while researching and developing the necessary technology to run a large-scale Hadoop platform for big data.
#HadoopPlatform#ResearchAndDevelopment#BigDataManagement
5. Database (RDB, Appliance, NoSQL)
Krews operate all sorts of RDBMS/NoSQL technology while managing Greenplum and MongoDB.
DBA: Krews are in charge of tuning query/server settings, troubleshooting the database, and testing new functions and performance of the database.
Data Architect: Krews design architecture for service data operation and implement the relevant process.
#Database#DataArchitect#KakaoData#StableStorage
6. Cloud
Krews develop the entire cloud platform for Kakao and its community services. Also, Krews conduct research and development of physical/virtual machine/container service, storage service, and service data platform.
#Cloud#Platform Development#Machine/Container Development#Machine/Container Development
7. Server
Krews are responsible for reliable back-end support, from various services used by the whole nation, including KakaoTalk, Daum, to their advertising platforms creating business value and various enterprise platforms supporting all this.
#DevelopServiceBackEnd#DevelopNewServices#ImproveSytemStructure
8. Data Engineering
Krews build a system to collect, store, and process big data from Kakao's numerous services. The accumulated data is processed into an analysis system that helps decision-making and is used for recommendation services.
#DataEngineering#BigData#CollectStoreProcess#DevelopAnalysisSystem
9. Data Science (Machine Learning, Statistics/Analysis)
Krews play a role in prototyping a new product and increasing the value of existing products by analyzing vast data of Kakao and drawing insights. They utilize algorithms, machine learning, statistics, GPU programming to perform multiple roles from business strategy establishment to product implementation.
#DataScience#DataAnalysis#DrawInsights#MachineLearning#StatisticalAnalysis#Algorithm
10. Quality Assurance
Krews conduct QA across the whole process to provide high-quality service/platform stablity.
They set up QA processes and strategies calibrated for characteristics of service/platform and purpose and directionality of organization while analyzing user demands and collaborating with service teams to grow into a proactive service/platform QA team.
#QA#ResponsibleForServiceCompletion#QAActivity#QualityImprovement
11. Security
Krews establish and operate a comprehensive management system for information protection, including managerial, technical, and physical protection measures, to prevent leakage of vital corporate information by hacking, recurrence of a security incident, and secondary damage.
#Security#InformationProtection#KakaoSecurityGatekeeper
12. Technical Writing
Krews prepare and actualize guide documents for development tools and Kakao's technological assets to help developers understand them. They write technical documents for internal/external developers and potential clients such as API reference documents and developer's guide while managing complicated documentation projects. Also, Krews teach how to improve writing skills for their colleagues.
#TechnicalWriting#WriteGuidelines#WriteTechnicalDocument#DevToolTranslator#DevWriterTraining
1. Service Planning
Krews plan various user-oriented services in the Kakao ecosystem such as Social Impact, brunch, and KakaoTV, while executing KakaoTalk-based services including KakaoMap, Order, Mail, Channel, etc. and operating subscription business. Also, they invent new services and business models proactively beyond existing services and establish strategies to secure competitiveness.
You can grow as a professional platform service planner while constantly trying a new challenge.
#UserOrientedService#KakaoEcosystem#DevelopBusinessModel#EstablishStrategy
2. Service Partnership
Krews plan, develop, and expand businesses based on various services/tools so that our partners can utilize Kakao services as their business platform. They also analyze the market, explore opportunities, find potential partners for Kakao's various business solutions while expanding the Kakao business ecosystem and driving its growth with partners.
#BusinessPlatform#DiscoverPartners#AnalyzeMarket#ExpandEcosystem
3. Business Consulting
Based on the advertising platform business, Kakao's core cash cow, Krews disseminate various KakaoTalk-based business solutions, including BizBoard, display/video/search/shopping ads, Talk Channel messages, Talk Alerts/Consultation, as a group of digital-based brand/performance marketing experts. They find various business partners that need marketing and digital translation to serve as their tech sales force. Also, Krews predict the market based on sophisticated data analysis, coming up with necessary solutions, and create meaningful efficiency.
#AdvertisingPlatformBusiness#TalkBusiness#DisseminateSolutions#BizConsulting#Sales
4. Business Planning and Partnership
Krews set strategic directions and management plans for Kakao businesses while inventing new business models and planning businesses. They also unfold implementation plans based on agreed strategic direction, discover key partners, and form alliances.
#EstablishStrateticDirectionality#ManagementPlan#NewBusinessModel#BusinessPlanning#DiscoverPartnersandEstablishPartnership
1. UI
Krews implement UIs that consider usability based on a deep understanding of our services. Also, they deal with UIs for new projects occurring across KakaoTalk and overall Kakao services while improving usability through advanced designs. You can sharpen your expertise and competitiveness as a designer by experiencing various services as a whole, not limited to a specific service, and carrying out a wide range of related tasks.
#ImplementUIs#PerformNewProjects#ImproveUsability#AdvancedDesign
2. UX
Krews come up with practical design solutions so that users can utilize services more efficiently and conveniently.
If necessary, they conduct research on users to invite honest opinions and try creating a prototype when an interaction matters.
Krews design a better user experience from various angles and methodologies without limiting to a single field of work, so you can take the initiative in proposing a UX concept and realizing relevant service in close collaboration with the Planning/Design/Development parts.
#ImproveUserExperience#UserResearch#Prototyping#EnhanceConvenience
3. BX
Krews design a holistic experience for various Kakao brands and create all sorts of tangible and intangible assets accordingly.
They also establish and design concepts, visual strategies and research and draw insights from various brand assets and applications to execute brand strategies.
#DesignBrandExperience#EstablishConceptAndVisualStrategy#StudyBrandAssets
4. Illustration
Krews carry out a variety of creative work to develop Kakao-owned IP characters such as KakaoFriends and Niniz while planning stories and producing emoticons. Kakao IP is the company's representative brand asset much loved nationwide and encountered in various Kakao services. Therefore, you can grow fast through this work if interested in content creation and brand.
#kakaoFriends#DevelopCharacters#StoryPlanning#CreateEmoticons#CreativeWork
5. Marketing
Based on high understanding of Kakao technology and businesses, Krews ponder on mid-to-long term direction of a corporate brand to approach users as a good brand. Krews contribute to general service growth and branding by defining the Kakao style, aligning various service brands, positioning them, and planning and executing user-oriented brand communication/marketing.
Unlike consumer product, Kakao's service product constantly evolves,and its user communication is digital-centered to create more dynamic and diverse experiences.
#CorporateBranding#ServiceBranding#BrandCommunication#MarketingPlanning
1. Human Resources Affairs
HR creates the most suitable system and environment for Krews, such as recruitment/operation, evaluation/reward, welfare benefits, growth, labor relations, people analytics, etc. We allocate talents suitable for each organization and find the essence of people, work, and system while maximizing Krew's work efficiency by adopting a necessary approach like Flexible Working Hours.
You can experience rapid growth by pondering and implementing the system, culture, and work methods to accelerate innovation and business transformation at Kakao.
#Recruitment_Operation#Evaluation_Reward#WelfareBenefits#Growth#PersonnelManagement#HRDataAnalysis
2. General Affairs
GA is devoted to fostering the best environment where Krews can immerse themselves in work.
We strive to offer the optimal service based on original ideas and support for business success since every work and service by GA significantly affects Krew's work immersion.
#AssetManagement#FacilityManagement#WorkEnvironmentImprovement
3. External Relations/Public Relations
We inform the public how much effort Kakao exerts to achieve its vision of 'making a better work with technology and people' while coping with internal and external corporate issues. Also, we aim to contribute to stable service operation and management activities based on a rich understanding of ICT industry policies and services.
#Communication#Policy#PublicRelations
4. Legal Affairs/IP
Legal Affairs deals with legal issues arising from various Kakao services and manage and minimize risks involved. We manages and analyzes Kakao's IP assets, including patents, trademarks, designs, etc. and advise on all sorts of IP issues and set up relevant IP strategies. Also, we establish Kakao Privacy Policy and deal with various cases on personal information and privacy protection so that our users can use Kakao services with confidence.
#CopeWithLegalIssues#Compliance#ProtectIPRs#PersonalInformationProtection
5. Finance/Accounting
Finance/Accounting identifies the financial impact of businesses operated by Kakao and its community and performs related tasks from account closing to external audit, tax response, financial analysis, P/L management and prediction, and purchase.
#FinancialAnalysis#ManageProfitAndLoss#ClosingAccount#ExternalAudit#TaxResponse#Purchase
6. Investment/IR
Investment: The Investment department is responsible for all aspects of investment to ensure the Kakao community's future growth engine. Its main tasks for the Kakao community is to establish and review investment strategies, attract and execute investment, manage IPO, set up corporate governance strategy, prepare related contracts, conduct due diligence, and perform other legal analysis.
IR: To increase Kakao's corporate value, IR takes charge of timely delivering our business status and strategies to various stakeholders interested in Kakao, including shareholders, potential investors, and analysts. You can grow into an IR expert by preparing or participating in earnings announcements, analyst days, corporate disclosure, NDRs, and relevant conferences.
#InvestmentStrategy#AttracAndExecute#IPOManagement#ShareholdersMeeting#EarningsAnnouncement
7. Strategy
Krews examine the current business portfolio from an enterprise perspective and consider and signpost where the Kakao business should go for.
Krews also discover opportunities to innovate lifestyles and contribute to our society through technology while exploring and incubating innovative business opportunities in collaboration with investment and research/business organizations.
#NewBusinessStrategy#DevelopBusinessPipelines#Incubating