Case Study: Amadeus delights developers with an internal hackathon using CodinGame

Amadeus delights 420+ developers with CodinGame

The customer, Amadeus, a leading technology company for the global travel industry, faced the challenge of uniting and engaging its large, globally dispersed developer workforce. With over 120 dev teams scattered across 10+ locations and time zones, fostering a shared sense of purpose and appreciation was difficult. They partnered with the vendor, CodinGame, to create a fun, internal team-building event specifically for their developers.

CodinGame implemented a fully online, game-based hackathon called "Unleash the Geek," where developers competed by coding AI for a custom game purely for enjoyment. The solution required no work-related deliverables and allowed coding in any language. The event was a major success, becoming an annual can't-miss event with 420+ participants in its fourth year. It significantly boosted developer happiness and visibility, with 99% of participants eager to join the next edition, successfully uniting teams across 15+ global locations.

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