Ten years after its inception, Code Jam continues to bring together professional and student programmers from all over the world to solve tough algorithmic puzzles. Last year over 35,000 coders competed, but it was
Poland’s Jakub Pachocki (*meret*) who earned the title of Code Jam Champion, and the $10,000 reward.

The competition consists of four online rounds, culminating in the world finals held at Google’s office in London, United Kingdom this August. The
winner of Code Jam 2013 will walk away with a $15,000 prize, the coveted title of Code Jam Champion, and automatic qualification in the Code Jam
2014 finals to defend his or her title.

Think you have what it takes?
Register now here

then start practicing here

Who is eligible?

The exact details are explained in the

Terms here

but here are some of the requirements that you have to meet at the time of
registration:

– *You are* 13 years of age or older. Only those who are 18 years of age
or older around the time of the final round (see the
Terms here for the exact date)
are eligible to attend the onsite finals.

– *You are not* a current employee/intern of Google Inc., or an employee
of any Google affiliate or subsidiary. If you have a job offer from Google,
you must stop competing when you become an employee. Note that if you
advance to the final round, and become a Google employee before the final
round, you will not be eligible to travel to or compete in the final round.

– *You are not* an immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, or
spouse) of, or living in the same household as, a Google employee or an
employee of any Google affiliate or subsidiary.

– *You are not* a resident of Quebec, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Syria, Burma
(Myanmar), or anywhere that the contest is prohibited by law.
How can I register?

After registration opens, and before the end of the Qualification Round,
you can register for Google Code Jam at http://code.google.com/codejam. You can tell whether registration is open by checking our
schedule click here

Mark your calendar – the
Google Code Jam Qualification Round will start on Friday, April 12,
2013 click here