Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges using the following criteria:

Judging will be relative to the composition of the team:

• Engineering-only teams will be evaluated on:

  • Technical depth and innovation

  • Code quality, scalability, and completeness

  • Demo effectiveness

• Cross-functional teams will be evaluated on:

  • Balanced contribution across engineering, product, and design

  • Clarity and strength of product thinking

  • Usability and quality of user experience

  • Alignment with company values and potential for real-world impact

Teams will be evaluated based on:

• Number and completeness of problem statements successfully addressed

• Quality of technical implementation

• Creativity and efficiency in problem-solving

• Clarity of documentation and demo

• A short list of finalists will be selected for live presentations or demos (if applicable).

• Final decisions will balance both the submission quality and the presentation of the project.

• Winners will be announced by format category (Net New and Existing Problem Statements).