Google Code Jam

Pump up the Code Jam!

Google’s longest-running global coding competition, Code Jam, call on programmers around the world to solve challenging, algorithmic puzzles against the clock. Contestants advance through four online-hosted rounds to compete at the annual Code Jam World Finals that is held at a different international Google office each year. Each round brings new challenges, and in the end, 25 contestants will have the ultimate chance to put their skills to the test, vying for cash prizes and the coveted championship title at the World Finals.

Register and compete in Code Jam’s Online Qualification Round. It lasts 27 hours, but you won't need that long to earn the round’s qualifying point minimum. Once you do, you’ll advance to Online Round 1. We offer three sub-rounds for Round 1, and you can compete in as many as it takes for you to finish in the top 1,500 of any of these rounds.

The top 1,500 from each sub-round move on to compete for a spot in the top 1,000 contestants of Code Jam Online Round 2. These top 1,000 contestants advance to Online Round 3 and earn a limited edition Code Jam t-shirt.

The top 25 contestants from Code Jam Online Round 3 will compete in the Virtual World Finals for the championship title and a cash prize of $15,000 USD.

Eligibility:

The exact details are explained in the Terms, but here are some of the requirements that you have to meet at the time of registration:

• You are 16 years of age or older. Only those who are 18 years of age or older around the time of the final round (see theTerms for the exact date) are eligible to attend the onsite finals.
• You are not a current employee/intern of Google Inc. or an employee of any Google affiliate or subsidiary. If you have a job offer from Google, you must stop competing when you become an employee. Note that if you advance to the final round, and become a Google employee before the final round, you will not be eligible to travel to or compete in the final round.
• You are not an immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, or spouse) of, or living in the same household as, a Google employee or an employee of any Google affiliate or subsidiary.
• You are not a resident of Quebec, Crimea, North Korea, or anywhere that the contest is prohibited by law.
• You will be disqualified if you gained information on a problem as a participant in a Google-managed program or by working as an employee, intern, contractor, director, officer, or other official office-holder of Google, you will be disqualified from a contest if you submit a submission for that problem.