FIU Programming Teams

Programming Competition Teams at FIU

Celebrating the legacy of FIU’s competitive programming teams and their achievements in regional and national competitions. Are you an FIU student and want to join? Contact us!

About the Competition Teams

The FIU Competition teams brings together students passionate about computer science, problem-solving, and programming. Through weekly practices and collaborative challenges, members strengthen their coding skills, develop algorithmic thinking, and explore advanced problem-solving techniques.

Students of different experience levels are welcome. Whether you are new to competitive programming or already solving advanced algorithmic problems, the team provides an environment where you can learn, practice, and improve with others.

Why Join Us? 🚀

Competitive programming is more enjoyable when you do it with a team. Instead of working through difficult problems alone, you can exchange ideas, learn new approaches, and improve alongside other FIU students. You do not need to be an expert to get started, curiosity, consistency, and a willingness to learn are enough.

Solve Problems Together

Discuss ideas, compare strategies, and work with teammates to solving problems.

Build Technical Skills

Strengthen your understanding of algorithms, data structures, and debugging.

Prepare for Technical Careers

Practice problem-solving techniques commonly used in software engineering interviews.

Prepare for Competitions

Practice the communication, strategy, and time-management skills for ICPC. What is ICPC?

Team Activities

Weekly Meetings

We discuss the problem solving and algorithm analysis, and different approaches to solving them.

Practice Sessions

Hands on problem solving and review to improve skills and teamwork.

Mock Contests

Simulated contests help us build confidence and perform best in the real contests.

Showcasing Alumni Success

Gian Peña

ICPC / 2024

Joined
Capital One
as a TIP Intern in 
2024, 2025, 2026

Jocelyn Dzuong

ICPC / 2023

Joined
IBM
as a AI Engineer in 
2025

Lazaro Hurtado

ICPC / 2022

Joined
Microsoft
as a Software Engineer in 
2023

Ngang Bah

ICPC / 2022

Joined
LinkedIn
as a Software Engineer in 
2023

Steven Lyons

Graduated in 2021

Joined
Google
as a Software Engineer in 
2021

Jesus Cabrera

Graduated in 2018

Joined
Meta
as a Software Engineer in 
2020

Wendy Aleman

Graduated in 2017

Joined
Google
as a Test Engineer in 
2022

leo shao

Graduated in 2014

Joined
Hilton Software
as a Software Engineer in 
2023

Were you part of the FIU Programming Team? Share your story and let us know where you are now. Contact us    

Interested in joining the FIU Programming Team?

Connect with us through Discord to learn about upcoming meetings, practice sessions, and team activities.

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