👏 Shoutout to Topcoder member Motoki Kimura!
Motoki, a computer vision engineer from Tokyo, took 1st place in the NASA Crater Detection Challenge after joining only 3 weeks before the deadline.
His deep learning model detects lunar craters to improve spacecraft navigation.🚀
Meet Nandagopal Ramasamy - Delivery Manager at Topcoder.
He brings both technical depth and delivery leadership: engaging with the actual engineering decisions AND running the structure that holds the engagement together.
Most people are one or the other.
Nandagopal is both.
New AI Challenge!
A new regulation lands. Compliance teams start over - reading, mapping, gap analysis, policy updates, all manual.
Build an AI prototype that automates the workflow. Counts toward AI Exponential League ($5K in season bonuses).
Link below.
#Topcoder#AI
New design challenge live.
Redesign the Opportunities experience in the Community App using our new Design System.
Prizes: $1,000 / $500 / $150
If you've been waiting for a real design challenge - this is it.
Link in the comments.
#topcoder#design#challenge#communityapp
You don't have to win 1st place to win the AI Exponential League.
The program is built to reward consistency - and the top spot on the season leaderboard pays $2,500.
Total bonus pool: $5,000 across the top 10.
Season runs to July 31.
Link in the comments.
Some of the best improvements happen behind the scenes.
We've rebuilt the Marathon Match system - faster results, parallel processing, automated testing. Help us test it:
🔹 Compete in the Beta Test MM
🔹 Report what you find in the Bug Hunt
Link in the comments.
AI doesn't replace critical thinking.
It rewards it.
The strongest AI work comes from people who research the problem, structure inputs deliberately, and bring judgment about what "good" actually means.
The skill isn't operating the AI. It's shaping the work around it.
Burning through tokens faster than expected?
The cause is usually iterating too small - each tiny change is a full API call.
Fix: give the AI full context upfront, ask for multiple changes per call. Structured prompts cost less and produce better work.
#topcoder#tokenusage
It’s easy to forget what makes a global community so powerful.
It’s the people.
The stories.
The friendships.
This video is short - but it captures the heartbeat of Topcoder.
Thank you to every member who makes this more than a platform.
You make it feel like home.❤️
70% of sales work isn't selling.
We’re running a challenge to fix that.
The AI-Native Go-to-Market Platform Challenge is live on Topcoder.
Build the foundation of an emerging platform category.
1st prize: $2,000
2nd prize: $1,000
Link in the comments.
#agenticai@topcoder
Topcoder is in the Top 1% of workforce solutions globally recognized by Human Cloud for Winter 2026.
This badge belongs to the community, the members who show up, solve hard problems, and ship work that moves the needle.💖
Link in the comments.
Want to help us keep the momentum? Head to our Human Cloud profile app.humancloud.com/profile/t… and give us Kudos - just click the button or our logo on the profile page. It only takes a few seconds.
Want to sharpen your algorithm skills?
The Topcoder problem archive has 800 problems with detailed editorials - written by community members and staff over the years.
Free to access. 🧵
Each editorial walks through the intended solution, why it works, and often alternative approaches. That's the part most problem sets don't have.
Problem Archive: archive.topcoder.com/Problem…
Editorials: topcoder.com/thrive/tracks?t…