DevFest Winners Celebrated at Dynatrace

Young AI Leaders Austria closed the first DevFest Linz hackathon with an awards ceremony at Dynatrace HQ—celebrating teams that advanced from more than 160 registrations to 80 finalists at Johannes Kepler University Linz, and finally to the top three.

What happened

Winners toured Dynatrace and joined a roundtable with the Lead of AI Product Innovation before awards were announced. First place went to The New Hire (Dev Early Career Onboarding Experience); second to Uptum (AI-native platform for tutors); third to Codor (Intelligent Programming Education Platform). Honorable mentions included Vibe Check, Tech Flow, and Project Trip Genie.

Why it matters

Ending a hackathon inside a leading AI company turns prizes into pathway: students see where strong prototypes meet product culture, and industry sees Linz’s builder talent up close.