Start Your Engines: Codegeist 2025 Hackathon Is Here
Codegeist 2025 is officially open. This year, we’ve brought you a hackathon that’s all about building apps that help teams perform like elite racing crews inspired by Atlassian Williams Racing — fast, coordinated, and making the right calls under pressure.
Whether you’re a seasoned Forge developer or just getting started with app development for Jira and Confluence, Codegeist is your chance to build something meaningful, connect with the developer community, and get recognized for your work.
What is Codegeist?
Codegeist is Atlassian’s annual hackathon where developers from around the world build apps for Atlassian offerings like Jira and Confluence using Forge, Atlassian’s developer platform. It’s not just about competing—it’s about learning, experimenting, and shipping something you’re proud of.
This year’s theme focuses on teamwork and high-performance collaboration. Think apps that help teams make faster decisions, improve coordination under pressure, and work with the precision of a racing pit crew.
Why participate?
Last year, developers built over 150 apps during Codegeist. Many of those apps are now in the Atlassian Marketplace, solving real problems for teams worldwide.
Take Mateusz Dabrowski, who built the Salesforce Companion for Jira to connect Jira with Salesforce. There’s also Serhii Kravchenko, who created LaunchNotes to help teams visualize complex project relationships. The Appsvio team shipped Smart Checklist AI for Jira, bringing AI-powered checklists to Jira.
Want to know what made these apps stand out? Watch our YouTube video from Codegeist 2024, where past winners and judges share what made a winning submission:
What you can win
Codegeist 2025 offers over $120,000 in prizes. Grand prize winners in each category take home $15,000 USD, tickets to TEAM 2026, Atlas Camp recognition, and exclusive Atlassian Williams Racing swag. Second and third place winners receive $8,000 and $5,000 respectively, plus featured coverage on the Atlassian blog.
We’re also awarding $2,000 bonus prizes for the best apps that run on Atlassian Apps, best Rovo apps, and best apps built using Rovo Dev. The first 300 eligible submissions receive an Atlassian Developer Swag Pack. Visit the official rules for complete prize details and eligibility requirements.
How to get started
Getting started is straightforward. Register at codegeistxawr.devpost.com, then start building. You can work solo or with a team.
Key dates:
- Submissions open: October 27, 2025
- Submission deadline: December 22, 2025 at 10 AM PT
- Winners announced: January 21, 2026
Submission requirements
Your submission must include the following:
- Installation link so judges can test your app (learn more here)
- Your Demo video (under 5 minutes) uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo
- Category and bonus prize selections with any required materials
- App ID from the Developer Console
A few tips from past participants: start with a problem you actually face and pick a category that matches it. Keep your solution focused—solve one problem well rather than trying to do everything. Make sure your app is intuitive, because user experience matters as much as functionality.
Join us for “How to Win Codegeist”
We’re kicking things off with a webinar where past winners and Atlassian developer advocates share what makes a strong submission. You’ll hear directly from developers who’ve been through the process and can tell you what actually works.
Follow the hackathon on community.developer.atlassian.com using the tag codegeist-2025 and subscribe to our https://www.youtube.com/c/AtlassianDevelopers for technical deep-dives, office hours, and tips throughout the hackathon.
Ready to build?
Codegeist is your opportunity to turn that app idea into reality. Last year’s participants shipped apps that are now helping teams work better. This year, it could be yours.
Register now at https://codegeistxawr.devpost.com/. We can’t wait to see what you build. Let the race begin!