Hack Night: Haystack Enterprise Platform

This event is a part of our House of Sovereignty program during GTC Berlin.

Enterprise teams run on the Haystack Enterprise Platform (HEP) today. For one evening, we're opening it up to builders directly.

Come see the whole Haystack ecosystem, from open source to platform, and take on the task on the platform.

The task: build the fastest, most accurate Haystack pipeline, deploy it to the platform, and score as high as you can on the test dataset. We'll provide the data and starter template. You'll get the full brief at 18:20.

Scoring is objective; every submission goes on the leaderboard, and the top score wins 🏅

Bring a laptop. We'll provide everything else: wifi, API keys, a desk, food, drinks, and good conversations. Mentors are in the room all evening to help you along the way and answer your questions.

⭐️ Your platform access stays open for a week afterward, so you can finish what you started, or work on something of your own and see how it holds up.

🗓️ Agenda

• 18:00 – 18:20 Arrival, food & drinks 🥙🍹
• 18:20 – 18:45 Welcome + challenge briefings
• 18:45 – 20:45 Hack session - build with mentors
• 20:45 – 21:00 Leaderboard reveal & Prize ceremony 🏆
• 21:00 - Networking 🎂

👥 Who is This Event For?

• AI engineers building agentic systems in production
• ML engineers and data scientists working with search, retrieval, and unstructured data
• Backend and platform engineers responsible for running AI systems
• Tech leads and engineers in regulated or public-sector environments

You don't need prior Haystack experience. If you've built with any LLM framework, you'll be fine, and mentors will help with the rest.

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FAQ

Do I need prior Haystack OS experience?
It's helpful to be familiar with it, but if you've built with any LLM framework, you'll be fine, and mentors will help with the rest.

What do I need to bring?
A laptop. We provide everything else!

Do I need a Haystack Enterprise Platform account?
No! You'll create your own workspace that night, and it stays open for another week afterward so you can finish anything you started.

Can I work in a team?
Yes, but we suggest tackling the challenges alone or with at most one other person.

Can I bring a colleague?
Yes, they need to register and be approved by the organizing team.

How is the winner decided?
Objective scoring based on latency and correctness on the dataset. The highest score at 20:45 wins.

Is there food?
Yes, there will be some food and drinks!