Lightning Hackathon ⚡
Join us for a fast-paced, two-hour hackathon! Build something amazing in just two hours!
All you need to know
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Sentry HQ
45 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105
Tuesday
September 23, 2025
Schedule
Doors open
Food & drinks available. Time to form teams (5-6 PM)!
Kick-off presentation
Welcome and introduction to the lightning hackathon format.
Hacking time ⚡
Just 2 hours to build something amazing! Use any tech or tools you like.
Submission deadline
Time's up! All projects must be submitted.
Judges select finalists
Judges will select the top 20 hacks to present.
Presentations
Exactly 2 minutes per team, no Q&A. We'll cut the mic at 2 minutes!
Awards ceremony
Vote for winners and PS5 giveaway among presenting teams!
Doors close
Thank you for joining us for this lightning-fast hackathon!
When and Where
The event will take place on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at the Sentry office in San Francisco. Doors will open at 5:00 PM. Join us for a fast-paced, two-hour hackathon experience!
Awards and Prizes
After presentations, we'll vote for the winners! We're giving away a PS5 among all presenting teams, plus plenty of merch for all winners. Every team that presents has a chance to win the PS5!
Theme: "Give your best in 2 hours"
Create anything you want with any tech or tools you like - by hand, with AI, or a mix of both! The challenge: make the most of just two hours. Be resourceful and show us what you can do in this lightning-fast format!
Team Matching
You'll have limited time to form teams (5-6 PM), so come ready to connect quickly! Teaming up is optional. Teams can have between 1 and 3 members. Come solo and meet new people, or bring friends - either way works!
Our Host & Sponsor
Sentry
This lightning hackathon is hosted and made possible by Sentry! We're thrilled to partner with Sentry for this fast-paced, two-hour coding challenge at their San Francisco office.
Sentry is the debuggability platform built for how modern developers work. Over 4 million developers worldwide trust Sentry's opinionated approach to debugging—favoring action over dashboards—which gives them the context and code-level visibility they need to solve issues fast. With Sentry, developers spend more time building and less time firefighting.