Competition Factory
Competition Factory Opportunity Overview Competition Factory is an open-source tournament management platform that handles draws, scheduling, scoring, and live publishing for competitions of all sizes. The project is built on CODES, an open competition data standard designed to make tournament data portable and interoperable across different systems. This initiative sits at the intersection of sports technology, open data, and software engineering, offering a unique space for developers and technical contributors to shape how competitions are organized and shared globally. The platform's core value is its commitment to openness. Rather than locking tournament data inside proprietary systems, CODES establishes a shared standard that any organizer, developer, or federation can adopt. That means a competition managed on Competition Factory can export its data in a format that other CODES-compliant tools can read, which matters for federations, leagues, and event organizers who want flexibility without vendor lock-in. The technology stack leans on Go, a language known for its performance and concurrency, making it well-suited for handling live scoring updates and real-time publishing during events. The project attracts a specific kind of contributor: engineers and developers who care about clean data models, reliable scheduling algorithms, and building tools that non-technical tournament directors can actually use. It also appeals to people working in sports administration, education, or finance who see the value in standardized competition data. The digital nomad angle is real, since the work is remote-friendly and the open-source model means contributions can come from anywhere in the world. Competition Factory operates as an open-source initiative, which means its development is driven by a community of contributors rather than a single corporate entity. Open-source projects like this typically rely on maintainers, core contributors, and a broader ecosystem of users who submit issues, test features, and propose improvements. The CODES standard itself is the kind of infrastructure project that gains value as more organizations adopt it, creating network effects that benefit everyone involved. For contributors, the day-to-day work involves writing Go code, designing data schemas, improving scheduling logic, and building interfaces that make complex tournament structures understandable at a glance. It is technical work, but it is also deeply practical, since the end product is used by real event organizers running actual competitions. The remote, async nature of open-source collaboration means you can contribute from anywhere, whether that is a co-working space in Bangkok or a home office in Berlin. Benefits - Opportunity to shape an open data standard used across the competition industry - Remote collaboration with a distributed team of developers and engineers - Portfolio-building experience in Go development and data modeling - Exposure to real-world tournament management challenges across multiple sports - Contribution to a public good that benefits organizers, federations, and participants Eligibility - Strong programming skills, particularly in Go or similar compiled languages - Experience with data modeling and API design - Understanding of tournament structures, brackets, and scheduling logic - Ability to work independently in an async, remote environment - Comfort with open-source contribution workflows, including version control and code review - Background in engineering, development, or a related technical field Required Documents - Resume or CV highlighting relevant technical experience - Links to previous open-source contributions or personal projects - Brief statement of interest explaining your connection to competition data or tournament management How to Apply 1. Review the existing Competition Factory codebase and CODES standard documentation to understand the current state of the project. 2. Prepare your resume, project links, and a short statement explaining what you would bring to the initiative. 3. Click the Apply button below to submit your application.