Ofer Mendelevitch@ofermend

Events attended

Submissions made

United States

8+ years of experience

About me

Ofer Mendelevitch is Head of Developer Relations at Band. He has over 20 years of experience building machine learning and large-scale data platforms, and now focuses on generative AI systems built with large language models, RAG, and AI agents. Prior to Band, he held senior leadership roles at Vectara, Syntegra, Helix, LendUp, Hortonworks, and Yahoo!, where he built and led teams developing production machine-learning systems at scale. Ofer holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Technion and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University. He is the author of _Practical Data Science with Hadoop_ (Addison-Wesley) and the upcoming _Hands-On RAG for Production_ (O’Reilly).

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👉 Upcoming Hackathons

Band of Agents Hackathon

📅 June 12–19, 2026 • June 12: Kick-off Stream • June 12–19: Online Build Phase • June 19: Project Submissions Ends 🌍 Fully online hackathon. Join and build from anywhere in the world. 🤝 Build practical enterprise workflows where AI agents communicate, coordinate, exchange context, and complete work together. 🧠 Powered by Band and Codeband, built for collaborative AI systems and agent orchestration. 🏆 Prize Pool: TBA 🧑‍💻 Apply now to build the next generation of enterprise multi-agent systems.

2026 Jun 12

👌 Attended Hackathons

Advanced RAG Hackathon

👩‍💻Explore Vectara, the trusted platform for building innovative AI applications with advanced datasets. 🚀 One week of intensive online development with workshops and mentorship sessions! 🏆15,000 USD prize pool (including 7,000 USD in cash) with special prizes from LlamaIndex, Unstructured, Vectara, and Together.ai 🤝 Opportunities for networking with developers and startup enthusiasts. 💡 Create applications that help create a positive change in the world and drive impact! 🕵️Create Vectara account to be eligible for hackathon participation and fill out the application form to be accepted.