Create game-changing apps for Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket while competing for your share of $170K in cash prizes.
Calling all developers, innovators and creative problem-solvers! Codegeist 2024 is back, offering you the perfect opportunity to build solutions that align with Atlassian’s System of Work. This new guiding philosophy empowers teams across the globe to collaborate, plan, track, and deliver greater impact. Whether you’re focused on enhancing teamwork, streamlining workflows, or driving strategic initiatives, this is your chance to create impactful apps that push the boundaries of collaboration.
Codegeist is designed for those who are passionate about building apps, integrations, and custom solutions for Atlassian products. Not only will you get to showcase your skills, but you’ll also join a global community of developers shaping the future of work.
Mark Your Calendar
The Codegeist hackathon kicks off on October 15 and runs until December 10, 2024. That’s nearly two months to bring your creative ideas to life and compete for your share of $170K in cash prizes.
Categories to Showcase Your Innovation
We’re looking for creative solutions across several key categories that reflect the core pillars of Atlassian products and their vision for the System of Work:
- Apps for Teamwork foundations – Equipping all teams to align their work to goals, track work, and allow knowledge to flow across an organization.
- Apps for World-class software development – Helping product and development teams build great software by discovering the right ideas, building the right thing, and improving developer experience.
- Apps for High-velocity service management – Driving high-velocity IT service management that helps you run services and support employees and customers.
- Apps for Executive strategy and planning – Delivering capabilities to help leadership set strategy, manage their portfolio, and optimize customer value.
In addition to the core categories, bonus categories present an opportunity to win more and further fuel innovation:
- Best “Runs on Atlassian” apps– Awarded to projects that do not egress data to any external domains or services and exclusively store data using Forge Hosted storage.
- Best Connect to Forge apps- Awarded to projects that successfully migrate an existing Connect App to Forge.
- Best Rovo AI Agent apps– Awarded to projects that utilize Rovo, Atlassian’s AI-powered knowledge discovery system.
Tips for Success
To help you make the most of your Codegeist experience and increase your chances of winning, here are some expert tips for success:
- Form Your Dream Team: Collaboration is key. Whether you’re tackling the hackathon solo or building a team, having a diverse set of skills can help bring your vision to life. Consider teaming up with developers, designers, and project managers to cover all angles of your project.
- Solve Real-World Problems: The best solutions often come from personal experience. Think about challenges you’ve faced in your work or with Atlassian products, and focus on building an app that solves those problems. Solutions that address actual pain points are highly valued.
- Familiarize Yourself with Atlassian’s System of Work: Atlassian unveiled its System of Work philosophy at TEAM Las Vegas, highlighting the commitment to streamline team workflows. This new approach focuses on aligning work to goals, planning and tracking tasks across the organization, and unleashing knowledge to empower teams. Building solutions that embody these principles will help ensure your app is impactful and aligned with Atlassian’s vision for the future of work.
- Leverage the Power of Forge: Forge, Atlassian’s cloud app development platform, is built to support secure and scalable apps. Using Forge will not only streamline your development process but also help your solution stand out as a native Atlassian app.
- Polish Your Submission: A strong idea needs to be communicated clearly. Make sure your documentation is thorough, your project is well-presented, and the user experience is intuitive. Don’t forget to provide visuals and a demo video to make your app shine.
- Test, Test, and Test Again: Make sure your app is thoroughly tested before submission. This includes functional testing, performance optimization, and ensuring a seamless user experience across devices.
Register Now and Get Started
The Codegeist is the perfect opportunity to flex your skills and bring innovative ideas to life. Register now and take the first step towards developing the next must-have app for Atlassian users.