Circlace Employee Wins Salesforce-Sponsored "Lightning MiniHack Live"

"Beyond AI," Circlace Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Scott Sato; hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), which supports corporate growth through AI and data, is pleased to announce that Abdalla Madane from our Global Business Division won the "Lightning MiniHack Live," a technical contest for developers hosted by Salesforce Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Salesforce") on June 10, 2026.

This event is a live technical competition to compete for implementation skills on the Salesforce platform, requiring advanced technical capabilities to accurately and quickly implement required functions within a time limit.

In this competition, which was attended by Salesforce engineers nationwide, our employee Abdalla won after advancing through the preliminary rounds, semifinals, and finals. This achievement embodies the "human implementation capability" that is gaining importance even in the age of AI.

About Lightning MiniHack Live

"Lightning MiniHack Live" is a live competitive event for developers hosted by Salesforce.

Participants prepare for the presented requirements and implement them on the Salesforce platform within a limited time of 10 minutes during the main competition. It is a live technical competition where implementation speed, comprehensiveness of requirements, and completeness are evaluated.

It is a competition that tests comprehensive skills directly linked to practical work, such as:

Understanding of requirements

Implementation skills

Problem-solving ability

Adaptability to deliver results within a limited time

And it is attracting attention from many developers.

Challenge Details

Our employee, Abdalla, advanced through the preliminary rounds to the semifinals with the top 4 engineers nationwide. He then proceeded to the finals and won.

In the competition, his implementation speed and the comprehensiveness of his requirements were evaluated. Abdalla accurately implemented the required functions within the limited time, fully leveraging the knowledge and experience gained from his daily projects.

In particular, his ingenuity in implementation procedures and his considerations during the preparation phase led to his success, providing an opportunity to showcase the high level of his skills honed in practical settings.

At our company, we believe that "personnel who can understand on-site challenges and translate concepts into implementation" are crucial, even in an era of advancing AI utilization. We view his victory in this competition, which brought together Salesforce engineers from across the country, as a testament to the technical prowess and practical skills we have cultivated.

Comment from Abdalla Madane, Circlace Global Business Division

I am extremely honored to have achieved victory in the Lightning MiniHack Live.

The competition required me to consider implementation methods and procedures for the requirements presented in advance, and to implement them accurately and quickly in the main event. I feel that the trial and error to achieve results within the limited time led to this outcome.

Encouraged by this victory, I will continue to strive for further improvement in my technical skills and to provide value that leads to customer problem-solving.

Future Outlook

Our company will continue to promote the improvement of practical technical skills utilizing AI, data, and cloud technologies, while also strengthening knowledge sharing within and outside the company and contributing to technical communities.

Furthermore, through technical blogs and event presentations, we will disseminate the knowledge and lessons learned from this competition, contributing to the development of advanced digital talent and technological advancement in the AI era.

About Circlace

Circlace, under its banner of "Beyond AI," is an IT service company that provides world-leading AI and data solutions, consulting, implementation support, and talent development for Salesforce and other platforms.

The Circlace Group combines AI, data, and cloud technologies from ServiceNow and Databricks to offer management, operations, and IT consulting services that contribute to corporate sales and profits.

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in April 2022.

Company Name: Circlace Inc.

Representative: Scott Sato, President and CEO

Location: Urban Net Nihonbashi 2-chome Bldg. 6F, 2-1-3 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Established: November 1, 2012

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[Related Links]

Circlace Inc.: https://www.circlace.com/

Salesforce Developers Test Their Skills! "Lightning MiniHack Live" Event Overview & Preliminary Participation Guide: https://developer.salesforce.com/jpblogs/2026/04/lightning-minihack-live-2026-jp