Open Doors to Startup Careers: 10x Engineer Hackathon

​Join us on June 8th in downtown Toronto for a one-day, in-person hackathon to spotlight the next generation of AI and Data Engineers.

​Whether you’re a CS or Data student, looking to solve real-world challenges with AI/Data, this is your chance to build, compete, and get noticed by AI startup founders in 48 hours.

​ONLY 50 SPOTS AVAILABLE. 🍕Free food & drinks.

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​🧠 Pick Your Track:

• ​AI Engineer Track: Build a working talent-matching MVP using LLM retrieval, React/Next.js, and Supabase, e.g., a mini PeopleGPT.

• ​Data Engineer Track: Design a cloud ETL pipeline for a real-world business case using AWS, S3, SQL, and analytics modeling.

​🎯 Who Should Join

• ​CS, Data, or Engineering students or recent grads

• ​Builders who build, not LeetCode machines

• ​Aspiring startup materials who want to stand out and get hired fast

​🏆 Prizes & Hiring Opportunities

• ​$500 cash prize per track

• ​Fast-track interviews with 7+ hiring AI startups (skip up to 3 rounds)

• ​Toronto ML Summit tickets ($530+ value) to network with top AI/ML employers

• ​Referral Bonus: Refer a friend, and both get $10 gift cards upon successful completion

​📅 Event Details

• ​📍 Downtown Toronto | June 8 | 10 AM – 5 PM

• ​🍕 Free food & drinks

• ​🎫 FREE to join

• ​🧑‍⚖️ Judged & Mentored by startup founders & Brave AI’s hiring engine

​📅 Hackathon Day Agenda — June 8

• ​9:30 – 10:00 AM

  • ​Registration & Check-in

• ​10:00 – 10:30 AM

  • ​Welcome & Kickoff

  • ​Opening remarks

  • ​Past winners share tips

  • ​Challenge overview, rules, judging & prizes

• ​10:30 AM – 4:00 PM

  • ​BUILD TIME

  • ​12:00 PM Lunch break

  • ​Mentorship & Q&A

• ​4:00 – 5:00 PM

  • ​Networking Hour

  • ​Meet mentors, AI founders, and fellow builders

​✅ What You’ll Submit (June 9 EOD)

• ​GitHub repo with code

• ​Product Demo Video

• ​AI-led “Startup Attitude” interview

​🔥Are You Startup Material?

• ​Startup founders value traits like:

  • ​1️⃣ Vision Alignment: Are you passionate about solving real problems?

  • ​2️⃣ Can-Do Attitude: Can you take ownership and power through ambiguity?

  • ​3️⃣ Execution > Degrees: Your skills and output matter more than credentials.