Pilot Company’s innovation technology (IT) team will host a “hackathon” event Tuesday, August 2 – Wednesday, August 3 to encourage creative, collaborative, and proactive problem-solving – while raising money for local nonprofits.

The open house for IT job seekers is Tuesday, August 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Shark Tank-style” presentations will be held Wednesday, August 3 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the University of Tennessee, Pilot Flying J Ballroom inside the Student Union.

Pilot Company’s hackathon event will be “Chopped” style with cross-departmental IT teams receiving a project challenge and mystery “box” of IT products to then collaborate and create a solution. The challenges are related to business growth and other opportunities for which the company would like to invest as part of the company’s goal to innovate and improve technology for its team members and guests both locally and across the country.

Each team will present their solutions to a “Shark Tank” style panel of judges and the top three winning teams will win a $10,000 donation to the nonprofit of their choice.

The judging panel will include:

Pilot Company seeks to hire more than 50 IT professionals at its Sales and Support Center offices. Interested candidates are invited to attend, visit the recruiting booth, and learn more about working for Pilot, No. 7 on Forbes’ list of America’s Largest Private Companies.