Online registrations are open for the Square Developer Hackathon 2023. The winning amount for First Place is Rs. 16 Lakhs, Second place Rs. 12.2 lakhs, best unification Rs. 9.8 Lakhs & many more…
About Square Developer Hackathon 2023
Square is live with another exciting hackathon. We’re looking for you to build an app or add new features to an existing one using Square’s APIs and other emerging technologies. The Square developer platform enables you to build your own applications with their APIs and developer tools or build useful applications to help sellers scale and grow their businesses as a part of the Square ecosystem. You can build so much with Square’s full suite of APIs and developer tools, from payment to point-of-sale and beyond.
Hackathon Categories
- Buyer, seller, or staff-focused experiences
- Square Terminal API
- Square Subscriptions API
- Square Invoices API
- Geofencing or augmented reality
- Generative AI
Click here to view the developers’ guide.
What to Build?
Build new apps or app features with emerging technologies with Square.
What to Submit?
- Square Application ID
- Provide access to working application (test account, website, sandbox/production) – Instructions must be provided for judges to access
- Include a video (about 3 minutes) that demonstrates your submission. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook Video and made public.
- Provide a text description of your project that explains how the new features were implemented
- Identify which category you are submitting into.
Submission Guidelines
- The Project must be capable of being successfully installed and must function as depicted in the video and/or expressed in the text description.
- The Project must run on the platform for which is specified in the Submission Requirements.
- The Entrant must make the Project available free of charge and without any restriction.
- Multiple Submissions: An Entrant may submit more than one Submission, however, each submission must be unique and substantially different.
- All Submission materials must be in English.
Your complete submission form on Devpost before the final deadline.
Prizes
First Place Overall
- Rs. 16 Lakhs / $20,000 USD
- Social recognition by Square to the developer community
- 60 min. meeting with the Square product team
Second Place Overall
- $15,000 USD
- Social recognition by Square
Best reinvention or unification of in-person and online experiences
- Rs. 12.2 Lakhs / $12,000 USD
- Social recognition by Square
Most potential for positive change
- Rs. 9.8 Lakhs / $10,000 USD
- Social recognition by Square
Best use of 1 or more of the following APIs: Terminal API app, Subscriptions API, Invoices API
- Rs. 5.7 Lakhs / $7,000 USD
- Social recognition by Square
Best use of geofencing or augmented reality
- Rs. 4.09 Lakhs/ $5,000 USD
- Social recognition by Square
Best use of Generative AI
- Rs. 4.09 Lakhs/ $5,000 USD
- Social recognition by Square
Most Impressive Technical Implementation
- Rs. 1.63 Lakhs / $2,000 USD
Most Valuable Feedback (5)
- Rs. 81,000 / $1,000 USD for up to (5) feedback submissions
Judges
- Shannon Skipper – Head of Developer Relations, Square
- Richard Moot – Developer Advocate Lead, Square
- Eva Sasson – Product Marketing, Developer Experience, Square
- Anthony Giuliano – Developer Advocate
- Jordan Bergero – Developer Relations Engineer
Deadline
Jun 6, 2023 at 12:00am PDT
