Be a heaven for those who work here.

That's one of our main goals at openmaru. We've seen time after time that creating a work environment where developers can come in and try out different things with passion and creatvity can only benefit the company, at least in the long term.

So from the beginning, we put a lot of focus on finding the right developers that can come to work with us with an attitude like "I'm going to change the world" or "I'll do my best to bring most creativity out of myself". During the recruiting processes, we looked more at what kind spirit and passion they had than knowledge about certain technology. Ruby, PHP, Python? All good. CSS, DOM, or Javascript? All good. In fact, we have some of the top developers and tech gurus in each of those fields. But without noticing passion, we wouldn't have decided to have them work with us.

In order for us to achieve that, we performed on-the-spot "show me your money" tests. We gave out little projects which they had to complete right before the interviews. Developers had to code while designers and services planners had to come up with a blueprint dealing with how to solve certain issues or to create new services.

More than anything, we wanted to work with those who believe in the value of "open". Because if openmaru is all about open platforms, developers always need to understand the needs for open technologies and protocols.

Throughout our rigorous talent search process, we were able to meet some really brilliant and passionate developers from all over Korea, or even from overseas. Because of our persistent efforts to find developers who are still dreaming and willing to work in order to achieve the dreams, we were often called by many as the "developers' heaven."

Now, "they" in this article are all "we" now. We're all working towards the same goal and same direction. Maximize your talent, passion, and goals. That's what we exactly want for each one of us.

Maybe not so much "heaven". Yet, at least we know for sure an environment like this is a very good first step.