First Commit IRL: Meet the Amazon Team + Get Tour Swag
Live Stream Link: Watch on YouTube
First Commit kicks off Bharat Builds, a hackathon series, with ₹1 crore worth of prizes and fast-track job and internship interviews at Amazon for the top projects, in collaboration with AWS.
👉 All team members need to register separately on Luma!
The hackathon runs online from Thursday to Sunday and you can build and win from anywhere in India. This page is only for Saturday, when we get together in Bangalore for a build day. It's optional, and skipping it doesn't affect your entry or your judging in any way.
Here's what you get if you show up on Saturday:
AWS mentors on the floor all day to help you get unstuck
Hands-on workshops run by AWS engineers, so you're learning straight from the people who build this stuff
Real feedback on your project from AWS folks before you submit
The Amazon media team interviewing top projects, with a shot at getting featured on Amazon's social media
Exclusive Bharat Builds swag you can't get any other way, plus food all day and a room full of a few hundred builders
Agenda for the day
8:00 AM — Check-in opens. Grab your badge and find your spot.
8:00 to 9:30 AM — Breakfast and networking. Eat, meet other builders, settle in.
9:30 to 9:45 AM — Opening remarks by Kunal Kushwaha, who kicks off the day and how it will run.
9:45 to 10:00 AM — Why Builders Win, with Arko Duti Saha from AWS, on going from learning to building, what AWS Builder Center opens up for students, and where this series is headed.
10:00 to 11:00 AM — Panel: Degrees, Skills, and What Comes Next for Education in India, with Hitesh Choudhary and Kunal Kushwaha.
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM — Workshop: Building Al Agents with Strands SDK. Bring your laptops, this is live coding, and AWS mentors will be in the room to help.
2:00 to 3:00 PM — Lunch.
3:00 to 7:00 PM — Build time. Head down and build, mentors are around if you get stuck.
7:00 to 8:00 PM — Showcase. Show what you built, get feedback, and win exclusive swag boxes.
8:00 PM — Event ends. Head home and keep working. Online submissions are open until Sunday 8:00 PM IST.
Seats are limited, so grab one while you can.
This RSVP is for the Saturday only. To actually take part in the hackathon and be eligible for prizes, register at wemakedevs.org/aws/first-commit first, then come back and grab a seat here.
Travel and stay are not covered, so if you're coming from outside Bangalore you're doing it at your own cost.