Theme drops
A new problem statement goes out to every team at the same time. Nobody sees it early.
Events · Code Crunch
Hackathon sprints, under real pressure.
One theme a month. Build fast, ship faster.
Format
How a crunch runs
Build window
Teams design, build and rehearse a working demo against a fixed deadline. Laptops and pressure only.
Demo & judging
Every team demos live to the engineers who ship for BISTEC's clients. One winner, judged on what actually runs.
Winners
Who took it
One champion team a month.
1 / 4
August 2026 · 4 teams
Beyond chat: building autonomous AI with Claude-managed agents
Champion team
- Janitha, Associate Tech Lead
- Hafsa, Software Engineering Intern
- Nilukshan, AI Engineering Intern
1 / 5
July 2026 · 5 teams
Extension stack: hands-on skills to build smarter with Claude and extend its power
Champion team
- Lakshita, Software Engineer
- Umar, AI Engineering Intern
- Shadheera, AI Engineering Intern
- Danella, Software Engineering Intern
1 / 4
June 2026 · 4 teams
Craft the Claude: skills development
Champion team
- Danella, Software Engineering Intern
- Lahiru, Software Engineering Intern
- Hafsa, Software Engineering Intern
- Abdullah, Software Engineering Intern
1 / 7
May 2026 · 7 teams
Crack the Claude: unpacking Claude's power for real-world solutions
Champion team
- Shanika, Assistant Accountant
- Mariyam, Accountant
- Buddhima, Senior Accountant
- Kavindya, Accountant
Next crunch
Want to be in the next one?
Code Crunch runs monthly inside BISTEC. Get in touch and we will let you know when the next theme drops.