feliz martes 🌮 here's what's building this week

No-code hackathons, context engineering & MCP courses, and a paid apprenticeship!

THIS ISSUE AT A GLANCE

  • Something True → May 7th is in two days! If you haven't registered for the Job Readiness Panel yet, this is your last chance. It's free, and the replay goes to all registrants.

  • Something New → Hugging Face just launched a hands-on context engineering course and the first livestream is May 12.

  • Something Borrowed → Community Week NYC kicks off May 9 — a citywide celebration of belonging for the people building real social connection. And for the NY Tech Week crowd, there's an intern hackathon on June 7 worth knowing about.

  • Something to Sign Up For → Two hackathons this week: MeDo ($50K in prizes, no coding required, deadline May 20) and Reddit's Mod Tools Hackathon ($45K, deadline May 27). Pick your track, build something, get paid.

  • Resource Drop 📚 → AnitaB.org is accepting interest for a paid tech apprenticeship — no degree, no debt, you get paid to learn!

Hey CreateHER’s,

Feliz martes! 🌮 

We're back with another Tuesday drop — and this week is packed. Let's get into it.

📣 Something True: Reminder about our Panel

This one's short because you've already heard us talk about it.

The Job Readiness & AI-Era Careers Workshop + Panel is in two days — Thursday, May 7 from 3:00–4:15 PM ET. Neha, Khushboo, and Jazmine are ready. The session is free, live, and built around the real questions you submitted!

If you're actively applying, stuck in the interview loop, or planning a pivot, we encourage you to show up!

Can't make it live? Register anyway — the replay goes to all registrants.

👀  Something New: the course that meets you where you are

Last week we introduced harness engineering: the shift from writing better prompts to building better systems around AI. Hugging Face just dropped something that’ll bridge the gap between prompt and harness engineering if you’re looking for more in-depth experience!

The Hugging Face Context Course is a free, hands-on course covering Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI agents, and context engineering in Python and TypeScript. Over 40,000 people have already enrolled. The first live session is May 12 — next Monday!

Still want the CHF harness engineering workshop? The poll is still open! Keep voting!

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😍 Something Borrowed: community is having a moment

Time to go outside, CreateHERs! NY Tech Week is coming and if you’re going, we’ll be sharing a bunch of events and activations you’ll want to keep on your radar!

Here are a few:

Community Week NYC — May 9–17

A citywide celebration of belonging in New York City. Events across the city dedicated to the builders, spaces, and people making real social connection happen. If you're in NYC next week or can get there, this is the energy.

NYTW Intern Hackathon — June 7, New York

For the NY Tech Week crowd: the highest-signal one-day hackathon of the week. World-class judges, real prizes, one day to build and show. Note: this one is specifically for interns, so check eligibility before registering.

THIS WEEK’S RESOURCES

  • AnitaB.org Apprenticeship Pathway Program (APP)

    Paid, hands-on tech apprenticeship for people from non-traditional backgrounds. No degree, no debt — you get paid to learn software development with a potential path to full-time employment. Interest list is open now. Join the interest list →

  • Build with MeDo Hackathon — $50,000 in prizes, deadline May 20

    $50K in prizes, deadline May 20. Build full-stack apps using natural language — no coding required. Five tracks, beginner-friendly, globally open. First place is $10K. Register →

  • Reddit Mod Tools & Migrated Apps Hackathon — $45,000 in prizes, deadline May 27

    45K in prizes, deadline May 27. Build new moderation tools for Reddit on Devvit or port existing bots. Three $10K grand prizes, beginner-friendly track included. Register →

  • TRI AI Saturdays + Google DeepMind

    TRI AI Saturdays is offering a 16-week, fully remote Google DeepMind AI Research Foundations program focused on language modeling, transformers, and building small language models from scratch.

    Applications close May 17. A strong opportunity for students, early-career professionals, and AI learners comfortable with Python. Deadline May 11th

    Apply→

  • Ada Developers Academy

    Ada Developers Academy is a tuition-free software development program for women and gender-expansive adults building careers in tech.

    Applications open May 11. Share this with someone ready to take their next step into software engineering. Apply→

Until next time,

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