​AI Inference Hack Day

​A full-day hackathon for builders working where model APIs meet real product constraints.

​On June 10, we are bringing AI builders together at AWS Builder Loft in San Francisco for a focused hack day sponsored by Akamai AI Inference Cloud. The challenge: build a working demo that shows how better inference choices can make an AI product faster, cheaper, safer, more reliable, or more useful.

​Participants will have access to Akamai AI Inference Cloud credits, APIs, SDKs, demos, and technical resources, while exploring practical ways to deploy, deliver, and scale AI workloads in production-style environments

​Expect a practical kickoff, hands-on workshops, implementation clinics, focused build time, project submissions, finalist demos, judging, and evening networking.

​What You Might Build

• ​Model routing based on price, speed, quality, or task type

• ​Evals or observability for production AI workflows

• ​Latency-sensitive agents, assistants, or product features

• ​Cost-aware AI tools with better user experience

• ​Developer tools for testing, debugging, or deploying inference

• ​Vertical AI products where reliability matters

​Workshops

​Workshops and implementation sessions will cover inference architecture, model routing, deployment tradeoffs, latency and cost decisions, evals, observability, and product reliability.

​Who Should Come

​AI engineers, founders, applied ML builders, infrastructure teams, developer tooling teams, product builders, students, and independent builders working with LLMs or generative AI.

​Technical & Non-Technical Teams Welcome

​You do not need to be a full engineering team to participate. Technical builders, product teams, designers, operators, founders, and mixed teams are all welcome. Bring a product problem, workflow, prototype, customer insight, or technical idea and use the day to turn it into something concrete.

​Food will be provided. Admission is free, and registration is approval-based because space at AWS Builder Loft is limited.