Kakao Ad Development Team Hiring AdTech Platform Developers

Kakao's Ad Development Team has opened positions for AdTech platform development to recruit talent. This team handles advertising technology in general, including SSP (Supply-Side Platform) and DSP (Demand-Side Platform).

Key Responsibilities and Tech Stack

The Ad Development Team develops platforms that manage traffic from Kakao and external media to maximize revenue. The main development areas are as follows:

• Web Application: Developing the largest number of ad products in Korea, including search, display, and message ads, using Java, Scala, Kotlin, Kafka, Kubernetes, etc.
• AdServing: Building systems that deliver optimal ads quickly through large-scale traffic processing and big data analysis.
• SDK: Developing ad SDKs for various platforms such as Web, iOS, Android, and Windows.
• DMP & Data: Utilizing Flink, Airflow, Hadoop, etc., for precise targeting through real-time data integration.

Organizational Culture

The team, consisting of about 70 members, shares business results and key tasks through a monthly 'Open Talk'. It encourages transparent documentation and a collaborative culture based on DevOps, and operates a mentoring program for new hires.