AgentForge
Hackathon

Build the next generation of automation agents. Join a global challenge to design and implement intelligent AI Agents capable of automating complex processes end‑to‑end — from code generation to ML experimentation.

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start
Feb 5
sprint
5 days (Feb 5–10)
final
Feb 17
team size
1–4
language
EN / UA
prize pool
$10 000

ABOUT THE HACKATHON

AgentForge is a hands‑on hackathon powered by SoftServe's Gen AI Lab and the AI & Data Science Group. It explores the power of Agentic AI — autonomous systems that reason, collaborate, and execute real‑world tasks with minimal human input.

YOU'LL GET ACCESS TO

Anthropic API

Access to Anthropic API for reasoning & orchestration

BA Agent

BA Agent for project setup and idea generation

Mentors' support

Chat with experts, mentorship sessions

YOUR CHALLENGE

CREATIVITY

Showcase creative thinking in how agents reason, collaborate, and adapt to changing tasks and real-world constraints.

AI AGENT

Build an AI or agentic system that fully automates a complex workflow. Whether it’s a dev pipeline, data flow, testing framework, or ML experiment — your solution should run end-to-end with minimal human involvement.

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WHY JOIN US

Compete for a reward, total prize pool of $10,000 for top-3 teams

1st place
$5,000
2nd place
$3,000
3rd place
$2,000

Work with real AI orchestration tools

Learn from top AI experts and mentors

Gain visibility and career opportunities within the AI & engineering community

HOW IT WORKS

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Phase 1
Feb 5–10
Online

ONLINE STAGE

Join a series of online sessions packed with insights and hands-on work. Collaborate with your teammates, meet mentors, and develop your Agentic AI solution. Present your concept at the semifinals and secure your spot in the on-site finale.

Phase 2
Feb 17
Lviv

ON-SITE STAGE

Come to SoftServe's office in Lviv for the final showdown. Join a panel discussion, pitch your project to the jury, and compete for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. Network with company leaders and Gen AI Lab experts, celebrate innovation, and connect with the AI community.

MENTORSHIP &
COLLABORATION

Get guidance and feedback from SoftServe's Data Science mentors via Slack and live sessions:
Live Q&A on day 1
Midpoint
communication in chat
Open mentorship hours throughout the hackathon
Award committee
Taras Kytsmey

Co-founder and Board Member, SoftServe

Mentor & Expert committee
Dmytro Zikrach

PhD in Mathematics, AI Competence Manager and Gen AI Technical Leader at SoftServe, formerly one of the leading AI influencers in Eastern Europe

Mentor & Expert committee
Nazarii Drushchak

AI Technical Consultant at SoftServe, PhD Candidate & Lecturer at UCU, ex-Research Fellow at NYU Center of Responsible AI

Expert committee
Kyrylo Bieliavskyi

Acting Business Analysis Office Director in the BA&PdM CoE at SoftServe

Expert committee
Igor Shenderchuk

Azure Cluster Lead, SoftServe

Expert committee
Mariana Romanyshyn

Computational Linguist at Superhuman, General Chair of UNLP, Expert at the Expert Committee on the Development of AI under MinDigital

Expert committee
Oles Dobosevych

Acting Dean of the UCU Faculty of Applied Sciences

Expert committee
Roman Kyslyi

PhD, Head of NLP Lab at KSE

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

Developers
Data Scientists
ML Engineers
Students passionate about AI systems

HACKATHON JOURNEY

Each participant registers individually
1
APPLY
1–4 members
by Feb 1
↓

Each participant registers individually

2
KICKOFF
Feb 5
↓

Get the challenge, your toolset, and step into the Slack workspace with mentors and other teams.

3
BUILD & LEARN
5-day hack sprint
↓

Work with your teammates, join expert sessions, ask questions, explore ideas, and shape your solution.

4
SUBMIT
Feb 9, 12:00 PM
↓

Share your video demo, deck, and code. The top 10 teams move forward — show us what you’ve built.

5
ONLINE
SEMIFINALS
Feb 10
↓

Pitch your project live on Zoom. After that, the top 3 teams earn a spot in the final — and if you're among them, you’ll have a week to prepare for the trip.

6
FINAL IN LVIV
Feb 17
↓

At least one teammate joins us offline in Lviv. Enjoy the panel, present your work on stage, network, and celebrate the winners.

OPEN EVENTS / SESSIONS  — WEBINARS

Apply to attend our three open sessions — free for everyone, no hackathon application required.

Feb 5, 18:00
Agentic Engineering: Building Agents That Build Software

Explore the shift from basic Gen AI assistants to autonomous multi-agent systems driving complex workflows. This session covers real production use cases and advances in reasoning models. We’ll also introduce Agentic Engineering - the discipline of building agents that build software - showing how coordinated agents are reshaping software development.

Feb 6, 17:00
SoftServe's Agent Suite: Rethinking the SDLC with AI Agents

Discover how cooperative AI agents streamline software development. We’ll present SoftServe’s Agent Suite —agents for requirements gathering, app generation, and CI/CD automation. This session uncovers the architecture insights, lessons learn, and trade-offs behind deploying coordinated agents that accelerate delivery while preserving control and quality.

Feb 9, 17:00
AI-Enabled SDLC: New Horizons in Software Development

Explore how AI is transforming the Software Development Lifecycle into an adaptive, intelligent workflow. This session shows how AI supports planning, design, coding, testing, and delivery, boosting productivity, code quality, and team collaboration. We’ll cover how AI reshapes project management, making planning and decision-making more data-driven and resilient.

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READY TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF AUTOMATION?

Be part of Agent Forge Hackathon 2026 and show how far autonomous agents can go.

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