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Build a Music Personality App — Spotify-Wrapped Style Analyzer

Generate a shareable personality profile from your Spotify data — music DNA, listening archetypes, and a "what your taste says about you" breakdown.

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$50 / 1st place

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LiveWeb

Build a Music Personality App — Spotify-Wrapped Style Analyzer

$50
LiveMobile

Build a Nebula Clone — Horoscope & Astrology App

$50
LiveMobile

Build a BePresent Clone — Screen Time & Focus Control

$50
LiveMobile

Build a Liftoff Clone — Gamified Workout Tracker

$50
LiveMobile

Build a Zutobi Clone — DMV Permit & Driving Test Prep

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Top 0$50 → $10 every contest
0Transparent weighted rubric
$0Directly to builders

How it works

Three steps.
Real stakes.

We evaluate on execution quality, not resume keywords. Every contest ships with a rubric — and every judge uses it.

Pick a live brief

Choose from open bounty briefs. Each includes Figma files, functional requirements, and a data API.

Build & document

Build the product. Record a Loom walkthrough and submit your source code. Every decision counts.

Win money. Get hired.

Get scored on our transparent rubric. Winners get paid $50 bounty instantly.

Enter a live contest

Why 8x

Start shipping, not applying

The traditional path rewards keywords and trivia. We reward what you can actually build.

The old way

  • Resume black hole
  • Ghosted after take-homes
  • Whiteboard trivia tests
  • Generic portfolio pieces
  • Zero feedback loop

The 8x way

  • Real-world product briefs
  • Polished, usable apps
  • Transparent scoring rubrics
  • Cash bounties in days
  • Direct hiring signals

How you're judged

The scoring rubric

Every submission is graded by senior engineers against a standardized weighted rubric. No guesswork, no bias. Just code and execution quality.

Start with a live brief
01Product fidelity
40%

How closely does your build match the Figma reference? We look at spacing, typography, and edge case handling.

02Engineering quality
35%

Clean architecture, component structure, performance, and state management logic.

03Communication
25%

Clarity of your Loom walkthrough and the quality of your documentation.

Recent winners

The people actually shipping

Real engineers, real briefs, real payouts. Here's who shipped the best work last round — cash sent within days.

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1ST
Arjun Sharma

Arjun Sharma

Build an AI Journaling App — Guided Reflection & Insights

$50
2ND
Shreya Gupta

Shreya Gupta

Build an AI Journaling App — Guided Reflection & Insights

$40
4TH
Pooja Singh

Pooja Singh

Build an AI Journaling App — Guided Reflection & Insights

$20
Paid $50

What you submit

Four things,
then you ship

Missing demo clarity is one of the fastest ways to lose points. Record the Loom before you write your reflection.

01

Source code

A link to your public GitHub repo. We audit for quality and structure.

02

Loom walkthrough

A 2-3 minute video explaining your decisions and showing the app in motion.

03

AI logs

Show us how you used AI to accelerate. We value prompt engineering skills.

04

Resume/CV

Optional. Top builders get their profiles highlighted to hiring partners.

Questions

Frequently asked

Anyone. Whether you are a student, self-taught, or a senior engineer, contests are judged purely on the work you ship — not your background or resume.

Every submission is graded by senior engineers against a standardized weighted rubric: product fidelity (40%), engineering quality (35%), and communication (25%).

A link to your public GitHub repo, a 2-3 minute Loom walkthrough, your AI usage logs, and optionally your resume/CV.

Prizes are paid out within days of winners being announced, via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer — whichever you prefer.

Yes. Top finalists get their profiles highlighted to our hiring partners, and standout builders are invited to production teams at 8x Social.

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