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About

Founded in 2021, Terracle is
a chemical recycling company.

Using depolymerization technology, we return waste PET to its original raw material—monomers—and supply them back to the market, building a circular industrial system.

Plastic is no longer limited to disposable goods. It is a foundational material across textiles, healthcare, electronics, construction, automotive, and many other industries. We already live in the age of plastic.

Rather than advocating plastic elimination without a viable alternative, Terracle offers a practical way to use plastic repeatedly without environmental pollution.

Mission

Solve it with technology, not goodwill.

The challenge of resource circulation is not a matter of individual behavior. It is an industrial problem rooted in how products are produced and designed. Industry has long been optimized only for production, with little consideration for what happens after disposal.

Technology cannot solve every problem in the world. But resource circulation belongs firmly within technology and industry. Terracle’s technology solves the problem, proves its value through business, and ultimately changes the system.

Vision

Enable the limitless use of plastic without environmental pollution.

This vision defines the sustainability of our business and guides the direction of both our technology and our business.

The Limitless Use of Plastic

It means fully realizing depolymerization technology.

Enable

Plastic has been trapped in the narrative of being the main cause of environmental pollution and has become a source of collective guilt. Through technology, Terracle will open an era in which plastic can be used indefinitely without polluting the environment.

No one has yet succeeded in commercializing this technology and business. What Terracle enables will be a first—and an achievement the world remembers.

Terracle’s Core Values

1. Speed

Speed is not a competitive advantage; it is a condition for survival. Perfection matters. But no level of perfection can be reached without execution.

We move fast, validate with data, and improve through iteration. What matters is the right direction and overwhelming speed.

2. Communication & Teamwork

Our challenge cannot be accomplished alone.

We move as a team, not as isolated individuals. We communicate our views clearly and logically, and revise them whenever a better outcome demands it.

Collaboration is not a virtue. It is a core capability.

3. Growth

Growth is not optional; it is assumed. Terracle is a fast-growing organization. If individual growth cannot keep pace with the organization, the entire team slows down. We work with people who continuously upgrade themselves. The company fully supports individual growth, but growth remains each person’s responsibility.

4. Performance & Reward

We are a results-driven organization, and performance must be rewarded. Even as we emphasize collaboration and work as a team, individual contributions are rigorously recorded and measured. Those who create results should have their value clearly recognized—and the reverse is equally true.

Most of our achievements began with failure. For that reason, we define a good failure as performance.

We bring together people who choose their own potential over the stability defined by others.

Join
Terracle.

Terracle defines a startup as an organization pursuing a business and technology that have not yet been validated as a business model.

We exist in an unfinished state, and our first objective is to achieve technological and commercial completeness. For that reason, this may not be the right place for those seeking a stable job.

We are very different from the IT startups known for polished perks and comfortable workplaces. We handle waste, confront the risks of chemistry, and take on problems no one has solved. In other words, this is 3D work.

Dirty

Dangerous

Difficult

It is neither glamorous nor comfortable.

But our technology can reshape industrial structures and redefine the standards of resource circulation. Terracle is both a simulation and a tool for building the world we want. We connect the value of this tool to stock options and rewards.

We are people who design our own lives and choose this path.

Every role, team, and function at Terracle requires different strengths, so our hiring standards vary. What we share across the company are our core values: speed, communication, teamwork, individual growth, and shared performance.

This is why we look for people who share our worldview.

Apply if you believe you are capable, understand your strengths and weaknesses clearly, and have ever felt constrained by the organization or environment around you.

Now let us deliver a miracle to the people who live on Earth. For the pale blue dot.

How We Work

The way we solve problems
is our culture.

Is work-life balance guaranteed?

No. We do not have a culture of leaving while a problem remains unresolved. This does not mean staying late for its own sake. People who finish what they need to do are free to leave.

Can I use paid leave freely?

Paid leave can be used through coordination within the team, without approval from the CEO. Because we are a small organization, however, each person communicates and coordinates schedules so their absence does not place an excessive burden on colleagues.

Salary and Stock Options

You receive in proportion to what you contribute. In one case, a team member’s salary was increased three times in a year without their request; in another, it remained unchanged for two years. Currently, 70% of our team members hold stock options.

What benefits do you offer?

Very few. We focus on performance and rewards rather than conventional perks. However, we do not hesitate to provide the support needed for deep focus. We define investment in growth as a benefit.

Before You Begin

1. Terracle is made up of people who are clear about what they want to achieve in their roles, and the team’s expectations are equally clear.

If you view a company merely as a transaction in which labor is exchanged for pay, it will be difficult to adapt.

2. We exchange opinions openly and as equals, regardless of title, experience, or field.

Every team member must persuade others through logic and evidence. If you avoid expressing your views clearly, it will be difficult to adapt. This is not about creating a horizontal culture for its own sake; it is how we make better decisions.

3. Emotions often make work more difficult than the work itself.

We focus our energy on solving problems rather than managing emotions. If you find it difficult to face uncomfortable opinions and improve through feedback, it will be difficult to adapt.

4. We value learning and provide the resources and opportunities it requires.

However, if you are not proactive about learning and building new capabilities, it will be difficult to adapt.

About the Journey

Every team member—including entry-level hires, experienced professionals, and executives—goes through a probationary period. Using Terracle’s culture deck as a reference, we assess the fit between the individual and the team. In practice, we judge by actual ways of working and results rather than documents or explanations.

Regardless of when they joined, all team members are evaluated by the same standards. We are not looking for people who become tools for Terracle; we are looking for people who can use Terracle as a tool. Terracle does not need people who simply want to do good. It needs people who want to solve problems.

If this journey aligns with your direction, you have come to the right place. This is the place you were looking for.

How to Apply

If you are ready to build with Terracle,
send us your résumé and portfolio.

There is no required application format. We recommend materials that clearly show your experience, problem-solving process, and how you have grown.

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Open Positions

Current Openings

[Terracle Incheon R&D Center] Researcher, Basic Research Team (Alternative Military Service / Technical Research Personnel) ↗ [Terracle Dangjin] Hiring 7 Chemical Professionals for Infrastructure, EHS, and Production Technology Teams ↗ [Terracle] CFO or Head of Finance ↗