# Introduction - Getting started with GSOC 2026

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/introduction-getting-started-with-gsoc-2026/36068>\
**Category:** GSoC\
**Created:** [January 19, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/introduction-getting-started-with-gsoc-2026/36068 "2026-01-19T06:10:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nikitaa104](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/nikitaa104/32/18096_2.png) [@Nikitaa104](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Nikitaa104)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/introduction-getting-started-with-gsoc-2026/36068/1 "2026-01-19T06:10:28Z")

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Hello everyone! I’m **Nikita Pandey** , a B.Tech CSE(AIML) student exploring open-source and excited to contribute to **Jenkins** for **GSoC 2026**.

I have experience in **Java** , **React** , and **backend development** , and I’m currently exploring Jenkins architecture and plugin development.

I would be very grateful if someone could guide me towards a beginner-friendly issue or a good first plugin to explore. I’d love to start contributing actively this week and learn from the community!

Also, if any contributors here are currently working on something interesting, I’d be happy to collaborate or test features. Thank you.