USIOT is seeking experienced competitive programmers to help expand and strengthen our problem-setting team for the 2026–2027 competition season.

We run multiple online qualification rounds leading to the USIOT National Finals, and each contest requires original, technically sound algorithmic problems across a range of difficulty levels. Developing enough high-quality problems, test data, solutions, and supporting materials is one of the most time-intensive parts of running the competition.

We are looking for a volunteer with a strong background in competitive programming, algorithms, and data structures who can contribute original problem ideas and help turn them into contest-ready problems. Experience with competitions such as USACO, ICPC, Codeforces, AtCoder, or similar programs is especially useful.

The volunteer would work remotely with the USIOT problem-setting team. All unreleased contest materials must remain confidential.

By the end of the project, the volunteer will develop one or more complete, contest-ready competitive programming problems for use in a USIOT qualification round or National Finals.

For each problem, the deliverable may include:

- An original problem concept
- A complete problem statement with input/output format and constraints
- An official solution and explanation
- Reference solution code
- Test cases and, where appropriate, test generators, validators, or checkers
- An estimated difficulty level and intended algorithmic concepts
- Revisions based on review and testing by the USIOT problem-setting team

A successful project will result in at least one problem that has been fully reviewed, tested, and approved for inclusion in a future USIOT contest.

Organization Mission

The United States of America Informatics Olympiad in Teams (USIOT) inspires students nationwide to develop excellence in computer science, algorithmic problem-solving, collaboration, and innovation through team-based competition. We identify and prepare the strongest teams to represent the United States at the International Informatics Olympiad in Teams (IIOT) World Finals while building an inclusive community of future STEM leaders.