The company said Friday it has created a dedicated "Physical AI" tab on its hiring page and will recruit experienced engineers in autonomous driving AI, SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), hardware, and electrical and electronic systems.
Candidates are required to have at least five years of relevant experience, and the company said it has set no cap on the number of hires or the duration of recruitment, though it has designated March 29 as the end of an intensive intake period.
The hiring push is part of a broader strategic pivot toward what Chief Executive Ryu Geung-sun has described as a "Physical AI-based future mobility company." Kakao Mobility said it has been refining its AI Planner — the core decision-making system of its autonomous vehicles — using complex urban driving data gathered from areas including Pangyo and Gangnam in Seoul.
"Those who join now, at a moment when technological maturity, urban infrastructure and market demand converge, will directly write a new chapter in South Korean mobility," said Kim Jin-gyu, head of the Physical AI division.
The four roles being recruited cover the full stack of autonomous vehicle development: AI engineers to build the integrated end-to-end neural system using Vision-Language-Action models; SLAM engineers for precision localization; hardware engineers for sensor packaging and control systems; and E/E engineers for high-speed in-vehicle data networks.
Kakao Mobility said the recruitment drive is intended to further internalize core autonomous driving capabilities and accelerate its ambition to become a leading Physical AI company with global competitiveness.
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