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CEO Austen Allred Launches Free AI Hackathon Festival For Engineers

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OPAusten Allred#1540Austen Allred@AUSTEN

The job of being a software engineer has fundamentally changed. Every good engineer is adjusting and figuring out what the future looks like We're putting on a 100% FREE two-day festival: half hackathon, half AI training, to help engineers level-set with the new normal.

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REPLYAusten Allred#1540Austen Allred@AUSTEN

Jun 12–13, 2026 in Austin, TX.

We're limiting it to 100 engineers. Bring your laptop, we'll take care of the rest.

(As a joking nod to a well-known music experience, we're calling it Fire[d] Festival.

fired-festival.com
Fired Festival — A two-day AI-first engineering event
The market changed. You still have a choice. Fired Festival is a two-day AI-first engineering event for developers adapting to the new market. Austin, June 12–13, 2026.
Austen AllredAusten Allred@Austen

The job of being a software engineer has fundamentally changed. Every good engineer is adjusting and figuring out what the future looks like We're putting on a 100% FREE two-day festival: half hackathon, half AI training, to help engineers level-set with the new normal.

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