InterSystems programming contests

Create open source application on a given topic and
compete for a cash prize.

More than $14,000 in prize fund

or create an account and apply for the current contest

Current contest

InterSystems Employee Programming Challenge #1

Task

Using publicly available Gaia observation archives, identify astronomical objects whose brightness changed over time for more than X%, where X is user input, and generate a sortable list of results.

The...

Dates to submit your app: June 22, 2026 - July 26, 2026

Why participate in the InterSystems contest?

This is a great chance to show off your coding skills in InterSystems technology and win great prizes:

or create an account and apply for the current contest

How to participate

1. Log in to Open Exchange or create an account
2. Submit your open source app
3. Apply with your app for the contest page

Create an account

The application should:

be aligned with the contest topic

be new to Open Exchange or existing one but with a significant improvement

work either on InterSystems IRIS Community Edition or InterSystems IRIS for Health Community Edition or InterSystems IRIS Advanced Analytics Community Edition

be Open Source and published on GitHub

Experts Nomination - a specially selected jury will determine winners:

🥇 1st place - $5,000
🥈 2nd place - $2,500
🥉 3rd place - $1,000
🏅 4th place - $500
🏅 5th place - $300
🌟 6-10th places - $100

Community winners - applications that will receive the most votes in total:

🥇 1st place - $1,000
🥈 2nd place - $600
🥉 3rd place - $300
🏅 4th place - $200
🏅 5th place - $100
The README file to the application should be in English, contain the installation steps, and contain either the video demo and/or a description of how the application works.