Join the nation's largest challenge-driven hackathon @ DeveloperWeek 2026!

DEVELOPERWEEK 2026 HACKATHON

Join the largest challenge-driven in-person & online hackathon, co-located with DeveloperWeek 2026!

Our hackathons regularly attract over 800+ participants -- and we are inviting the international developer community to converge in-person & online this year for the DeveloperWeek 2026 Hackathon!

In Person & Awards -  San Jose Convention Center - February 18-20, 2026

Online - Feb 2 - Feb 20, 2026

1. Create a DevPost account and click Register on the DevPost DeveloperWeek 2026 Hackathon page.

2. DeveloperWeek 2026 Hackathon Kicks off February 2, 2026!

 Check out the full DeveloperWeek 2026 Hackathon schedule!

3. Review full Hackathon Instructions here!

* All Hackathon Attendees must be pre-registered on both: Eventbrite & Devpost.

Requirements

View the Full Set of Instructions here!

  • Registration - Must register on Devpost prior to Hackathon.
  • This is an in-person & online hackathon. Teams will be formed on Devpost.com at the DeveloperWeek 2026 Hackathon. From Devpost, participants can message each other to form teams, participate in chat boards, and communicate with sponsors.
  • Teams can build apps from scratch (Mobile App / Web App).
  • Teams can solve no challenges (build whatever you want) or can submit to as many challenges as they want.
  • There will be two rounds of judging. During Round 1, judges will review all team projects and fill out a scoring sheet on each to determine the Overall Hackathon Winner. Round 2 is the Sponsor Round of judging. Each sponsor will judge the teams working on their Challenge(s) and determine a winner(s). The sponsors choose their own prize winners.
  • Round 1 judging will be based on: 1) PROGRESS: How much progress you make on your submission; 2) CONCEPT: Does your submission solve a real problem?; and 3) FEASIBILITY: Could your submission grow/evolve to become a startup or be a profitable business.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$24,000+ in prizes
+ other prizes
DeveloperWeek 2026 Overall Winner
1 winner

1 winner - $12,500 USD value

1st Place Prize:
- Amazon Echos (Up to 5)
- DevNetwork Premium All-Access Passes to all 2026 virtual conferences - Announcement in our email to 60,000 subscribers listing your team and project

Databricks: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Kilo: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Perfect Corp: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

RoMADE: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Foxit Software: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Outsystems: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Replit: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

You.com: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Akamai: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Backblaze: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

BrowserBase: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Buildkite: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

CLINE: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Dash0: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Deepgram: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Eleven Labs: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Figma: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Galileo: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Miro: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Progress Software: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Qodo.ai: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Sanity: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Twilio: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

WSO2: Challenge
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Coming Soon!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Geoffrey Domoracki

Geoffrey Domoracki
Founder @ DevNetwork

Judging Criteria

  • Progress
    How much progress did you make?
  • Concept
    Does it solve a real problem?
  • Feasibility
    Could this become a startup or company?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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Hackathon sponsors

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