Kick Start – Google’s Coding Competition is now open for registration. Kick Start is a global online coding competition, consisting of three-hour rounds of a variety of algorithmic challenges designed by Google engineers. Participants can compete in one or all online rounds held throughout the year, and will have the opportunity to develop and grow their programming abilities while getting a glimpse into the technical skills needed for a career at Google. Kick Start offers coders around the world the chance to develop and hone their programming skills through online-hosted competition rounds. The rounds are continuing regularly throughout the year at different times so they are easily accessible to coders everywhere. Each Kick Start Round is open to all participants, no pre-qualification needed, so you can try your hand at one or give them all a shot.

Benefits from the Competition

• Money prizes in the form of cash, check, gift card, or other cash equivalent.
• Non-monetary prizes (e.g., a t-shirt)
• The top competitors from Kick Start rounds may get invitations for an interview at Google

Eligibility Requirements

• You must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of registration.
• Registration remains open throughout the KS Contest, but you must register before being able to participate in a Round of the KS Contest.
• Each Contest is void in Crimea, North Korea, Quebec, Syria, and where prohibited by law.

Applying

Register for Kick Start once on the website and you’ll be set up to compete in any round you’d like! When each round is open, the three hour countdown begins and you’ll compete on our website solving algorithmic and mathematical problems. Following the round, you can check out your rankings, the round analysis, and if you were a top competitor, Google may invite you for a chance to interview.