CodeQuesters helps students learn, build, compete and grow through hackathons, workshops, open-source contributions, mentorship and real-world opportunities.
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We believe in the power of hands-on building. Every hackathon starts with a problem, and every solution opens a new door to real-world engineering opportunities.
Every solution opens a new door to real-world engineering opportunities.
Meet ambitious builders, solve meaningful challenges, and turn one intense weekend into something worth shipping.
A 36-hour flagship hackathon where student teams build practical products across AI, climate tech, and open innovation—with mentors beside you from idea to demo.
Compact sample stories showing how builders move from learning to shipping, leading, and contributing.
Real rooms, ambitious ideas, and the kind of momentum that only happens when builders share the same deadline.
Join the next build36h
To ship
One room
Shared momentum
Teams turn rough ideas into products through fast decisions, sharper feedback, and a lot of focused building.
Mentor checkpoints
Builders pressure-test ideas with people who have shipped before.
Demo stage
Final moments
Compact sample stories showing how builders move from learning to shipping, leading, and contributing.
First-time hacker
Joined with a rough idea, found a team, and shipped a working MVP before demo day.
Impact
Shipped a first working product
Open-source track
Started with a guided issue, paired with a maintainer, and submitted a first contribution.
Impact
Merged a first pull request
Product track
Turned mentor feedback into a sharper scope and helped the team recover from an early pivot.
Impact
Led a team through demo day
Design track
Mapped the user journey, tested assumptions, and gave the team a clear product direction.
Impact
Validated the core experience
AI track
Applied workshop lessons to a live challenge and built a focused demo under pressure.
Impact
Presented a finalist project
Demo-day speaker
Learned to explain technical decisions clearly and deliver a concise product story on stage.
Impact
Delivered a first public pitch
Community track
Met complementary teammates and discovered a faster, more open way to build together.
Impact
Found a long-term build team
Student founder
Used direct feedback from mentors and peers to refine the product beyond the hackathon.
Impact
Started testing with users
Practical threads on architecture, tooling, product decisions, and the problems builders are solving now.
Focused sessions for open-source reviews, technical deep dives, and shipping work alongside peers.
Get specific feedback from experienced engineers, maintainers, founders, and past hackathon teams.
Find teammates, reviewers, and long-term collaborators around the work you genuinely want to build.
Join builders who learn in public, find their people, and turn ambitious ideas into working products.