Andela to Solve the Problems of the Future of Work with EPIC Remote Hackathon
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NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
-- Applications Open for Elite Technologists to Enter Global Challenge with a
$10,000 Prize Pot
Andela (
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3691775-1&h=2127987054&u=https%3A%2F%2Fandela.com%2F&a=Andela
), the global marketplace for remote technical talent, has opened applications
for its upcoming EPIC Tournament (
). In partnership with HackerEarth (
), and Payoneer, the tournament will see elite developers working in teams to
prototype solutions that will positively impact the growing global remote
workforce.
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Participants can be located anywhere in the world but must choose a country to
represent within the 4 different regions: America, Europe, Middle East Africa,
or Asia-Pacific. In line with Andela's focus on helping companies build remote
engineering teams, coders will be hacking and designing products that will help
solve the problems of the future of work. Consisting of two rounds, teams or
individuals will first participate in the EPIC Coding Challenge, where they
will be assessed on their coding abilities. The 3-hour challenge will see
participants code their way up to the leaderboard.
A shortlist of 16 teams [four from each region] will get exclusive access to
the EPIC Remote Worker Hackathon starting November 28, 2022, where they will
spend ten days working on their hack ahead of presenting their solution to a
panel of judges. Participants' final work will be judged based on their
problem-solving and product-building skills, as well as Andela's EPIC values.
They're encouraged to be:
- Excellent in their various stacks
- Passionate about their idea/solution which they will be presented
- To show Integrity and honesty when showcasing the solutions they will be
providing
- And to Collaborate to win against the other teams in the competition
The teams with the top three strongest solutions in terms of Creativity,
Impact, Feasibility, and Scalability will be awarded prizes worth $10,000 in
cash and swags from Andela and partners.
Speaking about the hackathon, Michael Starkenburg, Chief Product and Technology
Officer, says: "Through the EPIC tournament, we are creating an experience that
will help developers across the world to test their skills and collaborate with
others while potentially developing meaningful solutions to positively impact
the growing number of remote workers around the world. Hackathons encourage
participants to tap into their creativity, and we look forward to the creative
solutions technologists will come up with."
In recent years, the mainstream adoption of remote work has seen exponential
growth, with 56% of global companies allowing remote work, while 16% of global
companies are fully remote, according to an Owl Labs study. The hackathon will
inspire solutions that can power the future of remote work globally.
Discussing the tournament, Carlos Carrascal, Senior Marketing Manager for
Talent at Andela, says: "Talent exists all over the globe. Technology is
creating more diverse and inclusive opportunities today than ever before - it
doesn't matter where you were born, where you live, your age, or your gender.
At Andela, we created the EPIC tournament as a space for engineers to showcase
their skills, represent their country, have fun, and be part of the best team
in their region - and the world."
Launched in 2014, Andela helps companies such as GitHub (
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3691775-1&h=1146504653&u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2F&a=GitHub
), Goldman Sachs (
), and Cloudflare (
) build remote engineering teams by providing them with access to the world's
best software engineers. Today, the Andela network represents engineering
talent from over 100 countries.
Applications will close on November 26 2022, with the shortlisted teams
evaluated at the live-streamed finale and award ceremony on December 13th,
2022. For more details and registration on the EPIC tournament, please visit
here (
).
For additional information on Andela or interview requests, please contact
Maria Adediran of Wimbart (
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3691775-1&h=2182071679&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwimbart.com%2F&a=Wimbart
) | at andela@wimbart.com
About Andela
Andela (
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3691775-1&h=2127987054&u=https%3A%2F%2Fandela.com%2F&a=Andela
) is a global talent network that connects companies with vetted, remote
engineers in emerging markets. Hundreds of leading companies like GitHub (
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3691775-1&h=1146504653&u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2F&a=GitHub
), Cloudflare (
), and ViacomCBS (
) leverage Andela to scale their engineering teams quickly and
cost-effectively. A distributed organization spanning six continents, Andela is
backed by investors, including Generation Investment Management, Chan
Zuckerberg Initiative, Spark Capital, and Google Ventures.
Source - Andela
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