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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION · GENESIS WINTER 2026

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An intellectual competition for those who solve real-world problems — from code to product.

Online · August 5, 2026 — January 12, 2027

Prize fund
$4,000
Tracks
4 tracks
Format
Online
Application deadline
January 2
SEASON STAKES

Prizes

Prize fund
$4,000
1st place (each track)
$800
2nd place
$100
3rd place
$100
  • PrizesAll prizes come from the partners
  • MerchHoodies and hackathon merch for every prize winner
  • From partnersSpecial prizes for the winners
ABOUT THE EVENT

What is GENESIS

GENESIS is the annual intellectual competition of the International Association of Software Developers. We bring together developers, designers, analysts, and entrepreneurs to find the strongest on real partner challenges. Genesis means “beginning”: the winners' names enter the competition's history and set the bar for those who follow.

Solving the task
5 days
Team
Teams of 1–5
Geography
Any country
Cost
Free
4 TRACKS

Pick your track

Development & Engineering

developers (backend, frontend, mobile, fullstack), DevOps, SRE, information security specialists

Tasks · 03.01.2027An engineering challenge from a partner, built on real requirements

Product & Design

product managers, UX/UI designers

Tasks · 03.01.2027A product from hypothesis to clickable prototype — driven by a partner's challenge

Data & AI

data engineers, analysts, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI/ML) specialists

Tasks · 03.01.2027A Data/AI challenge on a partner's real data

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

IT entrepreneurs, startup founders, cryptocurrency and blockchain specialists

Tasks · 03.01.2027A business model and pitch for a partner's challenge
HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Three steps to the start

  1. 01

    Register

    Register a team (1–5 people) in the hackathon dashboard and pick a track. Right after registration you get access to the tasks in the dashboard. Your stack is your advantage.

  2. 02

    Solve the challenge

    On January 3, 2027 at 11:00 the tasks appear in the dashboard. You have until 18:00 on January 7 to solve your track's challenge and upload the result. Judges score the work against the rules' criteria.

  3. 03

    Write your name into history

    Winners stay in Genesis history. And if you meet the criteria, you can become a judge of the next hackathons yourself.

Full participation rules, evaluation criteria, and submission format are in the rules.

Rules
GENESIS WINTER 2026

Hackathon timeline

  1. August 5, 2026 — January 2, 2027Applications
    In progress
  2. January 3, 2027Task release
    Up next
  3. January 3–7, 2027Solving the tasks
  4. January 8–12, 2027Judging
  5. January 12, 2027, 18:00 UTC+3Results (live stream)
JUDGING PANEL

Judges

The Genesis Winter 2026 judging panel is being assembled. We will announce the full list of judges no later than January 2, 2027 — before the tasks are released.

Submissions are evaluated by industry practitioners and partner representatives: they look at a solution the way they would look at a real-world task.

Become a judge

Got expertise in development, design, Data & AI, or product? We are looking for judges — write to us.

AWARDS

Ceremony and results

Awards · live stream January 12

We announce the winners during the live stream on January 12, 2027 at 18:00 UTC+3. All prizes are provided by the partners.

January 12The stream starts at 18:00 (UTC+3)
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QUESTIONS

Questions and answers

Developers, designers, product managers, data and AI specialists, entrepreneurs — participants from any country whose work is tied to digital professions. Experience in one of the four tracks is enough.

Ready to accept the challenge?

Applications open until January 2