Team Challenges

Level Up Together

Create engaging team challenges that motivate your developers, improve code quality, and build stronger collaboration. Transform team goals into gamified experiences that everyone enjoys.

Create Team Challenge

How Team Challenges Work

Our streamlined workflow makes it easy to create, manage, and complete team challenges. From creation to celebration, every step is designed for maximum engagement.

1

Create Challenge

Team leaders define objectives, XP rewards, and success criteria

2

Team Assignment

Invite team members and assign roles or specific tasks

3

Track Progress

Monitor real-time progress with detailed analytics and visualizations

4

Verify & Reward

Automatic verification triggers XP distribution and achievements

Types of Team Challenges

Create diverse challenges that address different aspects of software development. Each type is designed to improve specific skills and team dynamics.

Code Quality Challenges

Focus on improving code standards, documentation, and best practices.

Example Challenges:

  • Add unit tests to increase coverage by 20%
  • Implement TypeScript in legacy JavaScript files
  • Refactor complex functions to reduce cyclomatic complexity
  • Add comprehensive JSDoc comments to public APIs

Performance Challenges

Optimize application performance and reduce resource usage.

Example Challenges:

  • Reduce bundle size by 15% through code splitting
  • Optimize database queries to improve response time
  • Implement lazy loading for heavy components
  • Minimize memory usage in data processing

Feature Development

Build new features and functionality as a team.

Example Challenges:

  • Implement user authentication system
  • Build responsive mobile interface
  • Create real-time notification system
  • Develop admin dashboard with analytics

Learning Challenges

Explore new technologies and expand technical skills.

Example Challenges:

  • Learn and implement GraphQL in the project
  • Migrate from REST API to microservices
  • Implement automated testing pipeline
  • Adopt new framework or library

Powerful Team Management Features

Everything you need to create, manage, and complete successful team challenges.

Custom XP Rewards

Set custom XP values for different challenge milestones and completion levels.

Progress Tracking

Real-time progress visualization with individual and team metrics.

Role-Based Access

Team leaders can manage challenges while members focus on completion.

Automated Verification

AI-powered verification system ensures fair and accurate completion tracking.

Team Communication

Built-in comments and notifications keep team members synchronized.

Analytics & Insights

Detailed analytics help teams understand performance and improvement areas.

Example Challenge

Code Quality Sprint

A typical team challenge focused on improving code quality across the project. This example shows how challenges can drive meaningful improvements while keeping teams engaged.

Objective

Increase test coverage and reduce technical debt

Duration

2 weeks (Sprint cycle)

Rewards

500 XP per completed task, bonus for early completion

Code Quality SprintActive
Add Unit Tests+200 XP
3/4 components completed
Refactor Legacy Code+300 XP
9/10 files refactored
Documentation Update+150 XP
2/5 modules documented
Team Progress68%

Best Practices for Team Challenges

Learn from successful teams and create challenges that drive real improvement and engagement.

Set Clear Objectives

Define specific, measurable goals that align with team objectives and project needs.

  • Use SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)
  • Break large goals into smaller, manageable milestones
  • Provide clear acceptance criteria for each task
  • Align challenges with current project priorities

Balance Difficulty

Create challenges that are engaging but achievable for your team's skill level.

  • Consider individual team member skill levels
  • Provide learning resources for new technologies
  • Start with easier challenges to build momentum
  • Gradually increase complexity as team confidence grows

Encourage Collaboration

Design challenges that promote teamwork and knowledge sharing.

  • Assign paired programming sessions
  • Create cross-functional learning opportunities
  • Encourage code reviews and peer feedback
  • Set up regular check-ins and progress discussions

Celebrate Success

Recognize achievements and maintain team motivation throughout the challenge.

  • Acknowledge individual contributions publicly
  • Celebrate milestone completions
  • Share learnings and insights with the broader team
  • Use challenge completion as opportunity for retrospectives

Integration Example

// Create a new team challenge
const
challenge
=
await
soloLevel.challenges.create({
title:
"Code Quality Sprint"
,
description:
"Improve test coverage"
,
duration:
14
,
// days
xpReward:
500
,
teamId:
"team-123"
});
Developer Integration

Integrate with Your Workflow

Use our comprehensive API to integrate team challenges directly into your existing tools and workflows. Create challenges programmatically and automate reward distribution.

CI/CD Integration

Automatically create challenges based on deployment milestones

Analytics Webhooks

Receive real-time updates on challenge progress and completion

Custom Verification

Build custom logic for challenge verification and scoring

View API Documentation

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Start building stronger, more motivated development teams today. Create engaging challenges that drive real results.

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