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Junior Dev
All Fields. One Arena.

The Collaborative Lab presents Season III: a high-octane engineering circuit designed to bridge the gap between hobbyist and professional builder. Choose your track, assemble your stack, and deploy under pressure.

The Three Divisions

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TRACK_01

Tech / Dev

Infrastructure, full-stack deployment, and algorithmic efficiency. The core of the machine.

  • Backend Architecture
  • Cloud Orchestration
TRACK_02

Creative / UI

Visual identity, motion systems, and user experience psychology. The soul of the machine.

  • Design Systems
  • Interaction Theory
TRACK_03

Growth / Prod

Market strategy, roadmap scaling, and user acquisition loops. The fuel of the machine.

  • Product Strategy
  • GTM Execution

Phase Cycle Timeline

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DivisionBuild LengthBufferDemo Day
TECH8 WEEKSUNIFIED
CREATIVE6 WEEKS2-WEEK BUFFERUNIFIED
GROWTH5 WEEKS3-WEEK BUFFERUNIFIED

Teams of 5 · individual registration, matched into a team · every division converges on one unified Demo Day the whole community shows up for.

Registration Loadouts

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TYPE: Starter
1,000 XAF / season
  • Team slot for the season
  • Project brief, guide & curated resources
  • Public portfolio, CV upload & recruiter listing
  • Certificate of Participation (+ Completion)
Initialize
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TYPE: Builder
2,500 XAF / season
  • Everything in Starter
  • Full Intellex self-paced courses
  • Guided learning path matched to your tasks
  • Intellex Certificate (15,000+ companies)
  • 15–20% off Live Tutoring next season
  • Priority recruiter placement
Engage
TYPE: Pro
5,000 XAF / season
  • Everything in Builder
  • Perplexity AI Pro for the full season
  • One Amazon book of your choice (digital)
  • 1-on-1 mentorship with Looping Binary
  • Pinned recruiter placement + newsletter feature
  • Priority internship consideration + 1,000 XAF off next season
Initialize

Merit-Based Rewards

Earnings are based on performance metrics, peer review, and final mission deployment success.

$5,000+AWS Credits
12 SlotsHiring Partner Slots

Performance_Metric_Report

CODE_QUALITY98%
TEAM_COHESION85%
DEPLOY_STABILITY92%