HackthOFF'26
24 hours online. 4 tracks. Winners get 1-on-1 career mentorship from Malveon's founders, not just a certificate.
The 5PM Club presents HackthOFF'26: a high-intensity 24-hour online hackathon starting today at 5:00 PM IST.
Pick a track, bring your team of 3, and ship something real in a day.
Not Your Average Prize Pool
5PM Club went unconventional here, on purpose: the payoff is career capital, not a check.
Winning teams get a personalized 1-on-1 call with Malveon's founding team to optimize their GitHub and LinkedIn: the profile that actually gets you hired.
And it's not just for winners: every HackthOFF'26 participant can ask Malveon's founders and their network for whatever career help they need: intros, resume reviews, interview prep, you name it.
Pick Your Track
4 tracks, 15 real problem statements. Tap a track to see what you'd be building.
4 problems Full-Stack
- Build a webpage that displays a list of GitHub issues pulled from a public API.
- Build a to-do board where cards move between columns when clicked.
- Build a search page that filters a list of decisions by keyword.
- Build a dashboard page showing task status with color-coded cards.
4 problems DevOps & Cloud
- Build a CLI tool that checks if a code branch has been open too long and warns the user.
- Build a checklist tool that confirms a repo has tests and a filled-out description before it says "ready to deploy."
- Build a tool that reads git commit messages and writes a short changelog.
- Build a small script that pings a server URL on a schedule and reports whether it's up or down.
3 problems Cybersecurity
- Build a tool that scans a text file and flags anything that looks like an accidentally committed password or API key.
- Build a login page with a password strength checker and a basic warning after repeated failed attempts.
- Build a tool that checks a sample commit history for exposed secrets and lists what it finds.
4 problems AI / NLP
- Build a tool that labels chat messages as Decision, Question, or Chat using simple keyword rules.
- Build a summarizer that shortens a long text thread into 3 bullet points.
- Build a tool that answers a typed question by matching it to the closest line in a sample chat file.
- Build a tool that reads meeting notes and pulls out the action items automatically.
Meet the People in Your Corner
HackthOFF'26 is backed by Malveon's founding team: the same people your winning team gets on a call with.