$10,000 for Next-Generation AI Agents: SoftServe Invites Participants to a Hackathon
- Kateryna KOVAL
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SoftServe, a premier IT consulting and digital services provider, today announces the launch of AgentForge, a large-scale hackathon dedicated to the development of Agentic AI solutions. The hackathon will take place in a hybrid format (online and offline), with the final awards ceremony hosted at the company’s office in Lviv.
Agentic AI represents the next stage in the evolution of artificial intelligence. Unlike traditional chatbots, autonomous AI agents can independently plan actions, interact with one another, and perform complex tasks with minimal human involvement. The hackathon is initiated by SoftServe’s technical teams working on AI solutions—the Gen AI Lab team and the AI & Data Science department. The event aims to bring together developers, researchers, and students to address practical challenges in this field.
“Today, we are moving from generative AI that simply responds to queries or searches information to fully autonomous systems capable of independently interacting with the world, making decisions, and taking action. These are far more complex technological solutions, and working with them is becoming a new in-demand expertise for AI professionals. That’s why we are organizing this hackathon—as a space for intensive work on real-world use cases, exploring new ideas, and exchanging experience with the tech community,” says Nazad Drushchak, AI Technical Consultant at SoftServe.
The AgentForge hackathon is designed to support the development of Ukraine’s AI ecosystem, provide participants with hands-on experience in Agentic AI technology, and enable the creation of solutions applicable in business, research, and technology products.
When and where will the hackathon take place?
The event will be held in two stages:
February 5–10 (online): A five-day intensive during which teams will work on practical projects, receive mentorship support, and go through an online semi-final.
February 17 (offline, final): The top teams will meet in Lviv to present their projects to a jury, take part in panel discussions, and network with AI experts.
Who can participate?
The AgentForge hackathon is open to:
developers
data science specialists
ML engineers
anyone interested in building AI and agentic systems
Registration is individual, after which participants can form teams of 1–4 people. Teams are expected to create AI systems that fully automate complex processes—from development pipelines to ML experiments. Solutions should demonstrate agents’ abilities to reason, adapt, and interact autonomously.
To support project development, teams will receive access to the Anthropic API for building agents, assistance from a dedicated BA Agent for project structuring, and mentorship from leading SoftServe experts in Data Science and AI. The jury and expert committee will include representatives from business, academia, and the AI industry.
The total prize pool is $10,000:
1st place: $5,000
2nd place: $3,000
3rd place: $2,000
Applications to participate in the hackathon can be submitted until February 1 via the provided link.
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