Rocket.Build

A global community of innovators creating solutions that improve the world we share.

Explore Rocket.Build 2025

Rocket.Build inspires innovation that delivers legendary impact in the world

Rocket.Build began in 2014 as a small internal hackathon that occurred during an annual Rocket Leadership event. On the surface, Rocketeers were given a simple challenge: make a difference for our customers through product innovation over the next five days.

We couldn’t have imagined back then how Rocket.Build would change us forever.

Today, it’s grown to include not just Rocketeers, but our entire customer, partner, and student ecosystem. Our global community of Rocket.Builders innovate throughout the year in both Rocketeer and student events, challenging themselves to create solutions that improve the world we share.

Making an impact

What Rocket.Build means to all of us

Our customers

Win or lose—many projects get implemented as features and fixes that benefit you.

Our partners

Teams work on developing solutions that speak directly to our partners’ business challenges.

Our company

We love taking the time and space to make legendary impacts for fun—and function.

Photos from past events

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Congratulations to our finalists

On June 3 and 4, over 700 participants from 21 countries joined us for the Rocket.Build 2025 virtual qualifiers. The energy, teamwork, and great ideas on display were truly impressive.

Now, we’re excited to announce the 24 outstanding projects that peers have chosen to advance to finals in Waltham, MA, USA. This November, the finalists will spend two more days together at Rocket Software headquarters, developing their projects before presenting them to our executive leadership team. We wish all finalists the best of luck! 

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Introducing the Rocket.Build 2025 themes

The following themes were featured in this year’s Rocket.Build. 

Theme 1: The future of work

Rocket is turning 35, but we’re not slowing down. Instead, we’re asking: How do we work smarter, faster, and more effectively? Your mission: reinvent the workplace of tomorrow.

  • Drive efficiency and automation.
  • Create workflows that set the standard for 2030 and beyond.
  • Prepare our products for a changing workforce.
  • Promote sustainability in business operations.
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Theme 2: Cross-product integration

With hundreds of products in Rocket’s ecosystem, there’s limitless potential for synergy. How can combining them unlock untapped value? Your mission: demonstrate how our products can work better together.

  • Combine Rocket solutions for seamless interoperability.
  • Enhance user experiences through additional value.
  • Uncover new features and efficiencies by connecting solutions.

Theme 3: Supportability

Software supportability isn’t just a feature—it’s a commitment to our users. Better support means better experiences, stronger retention, and lasting trust. Your mission: make Rocket Software solutions more resilient and user-friendly.

  • Improve troubleshooting and diagnostics for quicker issue resolution.
  • Enhance observability with tools like OpenTelemetry (OTEL).
  • Develop proactive support strategies that keep customers ahead of potential issues.
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Join us at Rocket.Build 2025

Registration for Rocket.Build 2025 is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a project or signed up to volunteer. If you are still interested but missed the deadline, please contact us at [email protected].

To our customers & partners:

We welcome customers and partners to join us at Rocket.Build every year. It’s a chance to work alongside Rocketeers, share fresh ideas, and help build something exciting together. 

To students:

We encourage students to participate in Rocket.Build each year. You’ll get hands-on experience, connect with mentors, and be part of a thriving community. 

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The Rocket.Build 2024 Winners

Inspired, motivated, and excited about making something with lasting impact, Rocket Builders are driven problem solvers. Rocket.Build events give Builders the time and space to create things that help solve new problems for Rocket customers, and many amazing projects have come from every event. View our 2024 winners below.

Images of Rocket Build 2024 winners

  • 1st place


    Shilu Mathai, Bimal Jha, Kollol Kumar Misra, Rajiv Bhawar

  • 2nd place


    Sasi Kumar, Mahalakshmi R, Pradeep Hareesh S, Tharani Murugesan

  • 3rd place (tie)


    Vivek Kumar, Ameya Bedarkar, Meenakshi Gupta, Shubham Bothra

  • 3rd place (tie)


    Ian Meers, Gediminas Zamulskis, Vladislav Alekseev, Zygimantas Zamulskis

  • Rocket Values Award


    Michael Stapleton, Jessica Culver, Ruchika Khatri

  • One Rocket Award


    Randy Baiad, Alisa De Dominicis, Noah Feingold, Ryan Hirschthal

  • Best Presentation Award


    Fabien Gautreault, David Bulle, Jeremy Cathelin, Pauline Giambiasi