Ready to build the future on the cloud?

Join us for an electrifying hackathon where you'll harness the game-changing power of Google Cloud. Dive into a world of cutting-edge AI, machine learning, and limitless cloud computing resources designed to help you build, deploy, and scale your boldest ideas. Unleash the potential of powerful data analytics, secure storage, and robust security services – all engineered to fuel innovation at any scale. Explore curated and public datasets, and get hands-on with Google Cloud's advanced AI tools to bring your most innovative projects to life.

We're thrilled to be partnering with MongoDB and GitLab for this hackathon!

Requirements

WHAT TO BUILD

  • MongoDB Challenge: Select any public dataset that sparks your interest and, using AI for analysis and generation— alongside MongoDB’s powerful search and vector search and our Google integrations— create a solution that helps users understand, interact with, or gain new perspectives from the data that shapes our world. 

  • GitLab Challenge: Create an AI-enabled app using GitLab and Google Cloud. Show us how you're building Software. Faster. Submissions are encouraged to include contributions to GitLab’s Community Edition (CE) or functional components submitted to the GitLab CI/CD Catalog.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

  • Write up on which and how Google Cloud tools and MongoDB/GitLab are used in your project.
  • Include a URL to the hosted Project for judging and testing.

  • Include a URL to your Open Source code repository to show how your project was built. 

  • Include a demo video (3 minutes). Videos must be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo, and made public.

    • Judges will not be required to watch beyond 3 minutes

  • Select which challenge you’ll be submitting for.

  • Your completed Devpost submission form.

Please check the Official Rules for full details.

ABOUT THE PARTNERS

MongoDB

Explore the power of MongoDB's intelligent data platform to build innovative AI-driven solutions for real-world impact. Discover how MongoDB's flexible and scalable architecture, coupled with its AI application ecosystem, enables the development of sophisticated applications. Leverage advanced data handling and integration capabilities to enhance operational efficiency and create meaningful change across various sectors.

GitLab

GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform for software innovation. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 40 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100 trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$50,000 in prizes
MongoDB Track: First Place
$12,500 in cash
1 winner

• $12,500 USD
• Opportunity for a social media promotion

GitLab Track: First Place
$12,500 in cash
1 winner

• $12,500 USD
• Opportunity for a social media promotion

MongoDB Track: Second Place
$7,500 in cash
1 winner

GitLab Track: Second Place
$7,500 in cash
1 winner

MongoDB Track: Third Place
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

GitLab Track: Third Place
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Shane McAllister

Shane McAllister
Lead Developer Relations | MongoDB

Nick Veenhof

Nick Veenhof
Director, Contributor Success and Programs | GitLab

Stanimira Vlaeva

Stanimira Vlaeva
Sr. Developer Advocate | MongoDB

Regnard Raquedan

Regnard Raquedan
Senior Ecosystem Solutions Architect | GitLab

Delphin Barankanira

Delphin Barankanira
Cloud Partner Engineering Lead | Google

Rajesh Agadi

Rajesh Agadi
Principal Architect | Google

Siddharth Desai

Siddharth Desai
Partner Engineer - AI/ML | Google

Saurabh Kumar

Saurabh Kumar
ISV Partner Engineer | Google

Judging Criteria

  • Technological Implementation
    Does the interaction with Google Cloud and Partner services demonstrate quality software development?
  • Design
    Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out?
  • Potential Impact
    How big of an impact could the project have on developer communities?
  • Quality of the Idea
    How creative and unique is the project?

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