Hey there! 👋
Thanks for checking out Hack the North’s 2026 organizer applications. This September, we're hosting our 13th iteration of Canada’s biggest hackathon, and we would love for you to join our team in continuing to help students fall in love with tech! 🎉
These roles are open to any student attending a post-secondary institution in Waterloo, and who will be located in Waterloo during at least one of the Winter (January - April) or Spring (May - August) terms this year.
Your program, age, gender, or other personal factors will not be factored in during hiring decisions.
How to apply to Hack the North’s organizing team:
All organizers are required to attend our weekly All-Hands meetings and weekly/bi-weekly team-specific meetings. The average time commitment for team members is 7-10 hours per week, however, this may vary week-to-week depending on the role. Feel free to apply to multiple positions, but please note that each hired organizer can only take on one role. Please note that organizer roles are volunteer positions.
Don’t worry if you don’t meet all the role requirements! We’re looking for people who are eager to learn, have a strong desire to contribute to the team, and have a deep level of care for our mission.
Organizer applications close on January 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. We’re also hosting an Organizer Open House on Thursday, January 22nd from 9:00 - 10:30 PM at the E7 Ideas Clinic if you’d like to drop by to learn more about what we do and chat with the organizers!
Best of luck! If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to us at hello@hackthenorth.com! 😊
As a Frontend Developer for Hack the North, you’ll shape how hundreds of thousands of people around the world experience Canada’s largest hackathon. From the first time someone lands on our website to the moment they submit their application, open their dashboard at 3 AM, or check in at the event – your code is what they see, click, and trust.
You’ll be shipping code alongside some of Waterloo’s best engineers, creating a polished user experience at scale, and owning features across the stack, all while making plenty of friends along the way.
If you have any other questions about our Frontend team, please email aayush@hackthenorth.com.
As a Backend Developer, you’ll engineer the software systems that support all of Hack the North’s operations, handling thousands of users seamlessly and securely across many products. From shipping new features for the hacker dashboard to keeping HackerAPI reliable under peak load, running data analyses, and building internal tools, your efforts are the glue that holds Hack the North together from behind the scenes.
As a member of our platform team, you’ll join a tight-knit group of Waterloo’s best engineers and have the opportunity to ship across our stack.
Curious to learn more about what it’s like to build at Hack the North? Read about how four of our organizers came together to build a Capture The Flag challenge played by thousands of hackers here.
If you have any other questions about the Backend team, please email victor@hackthenorth.com.
As a Graphic Designer for Hack the North, you will be establishing this year’s theme for Canada’s biggest hackathon. You will be bringing Hack the North’s brand to life on web, mobile, and social media platforms. You will be the go-to person for creating beautiful and polished visual work, whether it’s the Hack the North swag designs, social media assets, or even a short animation for an Instagram post. As a part of the Hack the North Design team, you get to define what someone sees any time they interact with Hack the North.
Curious about what designing at Hack the North is like? Read our blog post here.
As a Product Designer for Hack the North, you will have the opportunity to design for Canada’s biggest hackathon. You will be responsible for crafting beautiful experiences and designing intuitive interfaces that will reach thousands of people worldwide. As a part of the Hack the North Design team, you get to define what someone sees and experiences any time they interact with Hack the North.
Curious about what designing at Hack the North is like? Read our blog post here.
As a Sponsorship Coordinator for Hack the North, you will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the sponsors that support our event.
Our sponsors play a key role in shaping the hacker experience by providing access to networking opportunities, mentorship from industry professionals, and tools that support hacker growth. In this role, you will facilitate these connections while contributing to Hack the North’s sponsorship strategy. Your work will ensure that leading technology organizations continue to provide opportunities for hackers at Hack the North to dream big, without limits.
As a Marketing Organizer, you’ll help shape how tens of thousands of people experience Hack the North, before they even step through the doors. From crafting campaigns that spark excitement worldwide to creating content that inspires hackers and sponsors, you’ll have a direct impact on how our community sees and connects with the biggest hackathon in Canada.
You’ll work on everything from major announcements and social campaigns to real-time event coverage, collaborating with designers, developers, and other teams to bring bold ideas to life.
The Logistics team is co-managed by two Logistics Team Leads, who work closely together to foster a tight-knit and cohesive team and pull off a successful event in all aspects. Each Logistics Team Lead directly oversees 4-5 logistics organizers and their respective projects, and provides mentorship, guidance and support to team members. As a new team lead, you will be working with an experienced team lead who will guide you smoothly into the non-traditional, fast-moving organization behind Canada’s biggest hackathon.
As a Logistics Organizer for Hack the North, you will be directly in charge of bringing a vital component of Canada’s biggest hackathon to life and empowering thousands of attendees from diverse backgrounds. You’ll get complete ownership over 1-2 projects on which you’ll get to iterate, innovate, and execute from end to end. Our projects range from organizing travel to bringing hackers from over 20 countries to our event, to negotiating with vendors to book a full weekend of catered meals and snacks, to cultivating a sense of community through activities & meetups!
As a Logistics Organizer, you will also work closely with other teams to coordinate design and marketing assets, manage project budget, and scope out responsibilities for custom platform tools. Your hard work will culminate in 36 hours of perfectly planned chaos that will leave behind an unforgettable experience for you and the attendees at Hack the North 2026.
As one of two Finance Directors on the team, you will be responsible for the budget of Hack the North. From building budgets to negotiating with external vendors, you will be collaborating across the entire organization to ensure the success of our event.
As a Techyon Organizer, you’ll work on Waterloo Tech Week, a week-long set of community-driven events that brings together students, builders, founders, and industry across the Waterloo ecosystem.
This role is focused on planning, coordinating, and executing Waterloo Tech Week 2026, with the goal of making it a polished, high-impact, and repeatable event that people look forward to year after year. You’ll work closely with event hosts, community partners, and the broader Techyon team to shape the experience from early planning through execution.
You’ll have a lot of room for ownership and creativity in this role. You’ll take the lead on specific parts of Waterloo Tech Week, share ideas for how things can be improved, and work with the team to bring those ideas from planning through execution.
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