GSoC 2026: Interested in Contributor Spotlight Website – Need Guidance to Start

Hi Jenkins community!

My name is Piranaavei, a Software Engineering student with hands-on
experience in JavaScript, Java, Go, Docker, and Kubernetes.

I am interested in contributing to Jenkins under GSoC 2026,
specifically the “Retool Jenkins.io Contributor Spotlight website” project.

To get started with the Jenkins community, I have already:

  • Set up the jenkins.io project locally using Docker
  • Identified and reported a UI bug (Issue #8976 - Avatar alignment
    issue in the Team section)
  • Submitted a fix via Pull Request resolving the avatar vertical
    alignment issue in the Team section

I would like to:

  • Understand how the Contributor Spotlight page is currently implemented
  • Know the starting point (repository, issues, setup guide)
  • Find newcomer-friendly issues I can work on to get more familiar
    with the codebase

I am actively exploring the codebase and look forward to contributing
more to the Jenkins ecosystem.

Any guidance or mentoring would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

GitHub: berem1809 (Piranaavei Beremkumar) · GitHub