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Join the Code2UI Hackathon 2026

Build what matters.
We'll notice.

Build a real project, challenge yourself, and get noticed by the engineers at Code2UI. The best submissions win cash prizes, exclusive merch, a remote internship, and the opportunity to join our team.

How It Works
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Participate in the 2026 Hackathon

Submissions open once the countdown below hits zero — on August 21, 2026. GitHub sign-in unlocks automatically at that point, so there's nothing to register for yet.

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Submit Your Project Now

The gates are open. Sign in with GitHub, then share your repo and a live demo link before judging begins.

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[ 2025 Hackathon ]

Top 3 Winners

Three standout projects from over 380 submissions across 47 countries, judged on creativity, functionality, and presentation.

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Nathan Collins1st Place
DevPulse — Real-Time Team Health Dashboard

Pulls GitHub, Slack, and CI data to surface early signs of burnout and delivery risk before sprint retros catch them.

Next.jsGitHub APIPostgreSQL
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Ahmed Gulzar2nd Place
RemoteBase — Payout Router for Global Freelancers

Routes incoming freelance payments through the cheapest legal corridor for the recipient's country, with live fee comparisons.

ReactNode.jsStripe API
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Samuel Harris3rd Place
Gridline — Visual Regression Testing for Small Teams

A lightweight visual diffing tool that runs in CI without enterprise pricing, built for teams too small to justify existing tools.

TypeScriptPlaywrightDocker
[ Prizes ]

Rewards for Winners

Every tier gets exclusive Code2UI merch — but first place gets something no other hackathon on this list is offering.

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A Paid Remote Internship at Code2UI

The overall winner joins our team for a 3-month remote internship — real client work, mentorship from our senior engineers, and a shot at a full-time offer at the end of it.

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1st Place
  • 3-month remote internship at Code2UI
  • Code2UI hoodie + jacket bundle
  • Code2UI water bottle + keychain
  • Winner's feature on the Blog
  • Certificate of achievement
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2nd Place
  • Code2UI premium t-shirt + jacket
  • Code2UI water bottle + keychain
  • 1-on-1 mock interview with our team
  • Certificate of achievement
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3rd Place
  • Code2UI premium t-shirt
  • Code2UI keychain + stickers pack
  • Certificate of achievement

// winner's merch kit

T-Shirts
Jackets
Bottles
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[ How It Works ]

Steps to Participate

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Build Your Project

Solo or as a team of up to four, on any stack — start building anytime before the deadline.

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Sign In When It's Time

GitHub sign-in unlocks automatically once submissions open on August 21, 2026.

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Submit Your Project

Share your GitHub repo and a live demo link before submissions close.

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Win Exciting Prizes

Judged by our engineering team, with winners announced live and rewards shipped worldwide.

[ Judging ]

How Projects Are Scored

Every submission is scored by our engineering team across three weighted criteria.

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Functionality

Does it actually work end to end? We test the live demo ourselves, not just read the README.

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Creativity

Is the problem worth solving, and is the approach genuinely original rather than a tutorial clone?

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Presentation

Clear README, a working demo link, and a submission that explains itself without a live pitch.

[ FAQ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

Anyone, anywhere. Students, self-taught developers, and working professionals are all welcome — there's no experience requirement to register.
No. Registration and participation are completely free, worldwide.
No — you can submit solo or as a team of up to four people. Both are judged in the same category.
Any web-based project — a tool, a dashboard, an app, a game, anything that runs in a browser or as a deployable web service.
The core build must happen during the hackathon window. Existing boilerplate or personal libraries are fine, but the submission itself needs to be new work.
Once submissions open on August 21, 2026, sign in with GitHub and submit your repository link and a live demo URL through the form on this page.
Our engineering team scores each submission on functionality (40%), creativity (35%), and presentation (25%), testing the live demo directly.
Winners are announced within two weeks of the submission deadline, on this page and via email to all registered participants.
Plagiarized or rule-breaking submissions are disqualified from judging. We check this manually before any winner is confirmed.

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