AI Inference Hack Day
A full-day hackathon for builders working where model APIs meet real product constraints.
On June 10, we are bringing AI builders together at AWS Builder Loft in San Francisco for a focused hack day sponsored by Akamai AI Inference Cloud. The challenge: build a working demo that shows how better inference choices can make an AI product faster, cheaper, safer, more reliable, or more useful.
Participants will have access to Akamai AI Inference Cloud credits, APIs, SDKs, demos, and technical resources, while exploring practical ways to deploy, deliver, and scale AI workloads in production-style environments
Expect a practical kickoff, hands-on workshops, implementation clinics, focused build time, project submissions, finalist demos, judging, and evening networking.
What You Might Build
Model routing based on price, speed, quality, or task typeEvals or observability for production AI workflowsLatency-sensitive agents, assistants, or product featuresCost-aware AI tools with better user experienceDeveloper tools for testing, debugging, or deploying inferenceVertical AI products where reliability matters
Workshops
Workshops and implementation sessions will cover inference architecture, model routing, deployment tradeoffs, latency and cost decisions, evals, observability, and product reliability.
Who Should Come
AI engineers, founders, applied ML builders, infrastructure teams, developer tooling teams, product builders, students, and independent builders working with LLMs or generative AI.
Technical & Non-Technical Teams Welcome
You do not need to be a full engineering team to participate. Technical builders, product teams, designers, operators, founders, and mixed teams are all welcome. Bring a product problem, workflow, prototype, customer insight, or technical idea and use the day to turn it into something concrete.
Food will be provided. Admission is free, and registration is approval-based because space at AWS Builder Loft is limited.
