Introduction – Mradul Sharma – GSoC 2027 Aspirant (Java/Backend)

Contributing GSoC
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Hi everyone!
I’m Mradul, a 2nd year CS student from VIT Bhopal, India.
Skills I bring:

  • Java (solving LeetCode daily — arrays, binary search, sliding
    window, greedy, stack, some hard problems)
  • Backend development (built a Node.js API with JWT auth, refresh
    token rotation, and token family-based reuse detection)
  • Currently learning Spring Boot
    I’m preparing for GSoC 2027 with Jenkins as my target org and want
    to start contributing now — not in February when proposals open.
    My plan:
  • Start with mcp-server-plugin #250 (README fix) to learn the
    PR workflow
  • Move to gitlab-oauth-plugin #242 (NPE fix) as my first Java
    contribution
  • Keep going from there
    Would love guidance on:
  1. Is mcp-server-plugin #250 still available or already being
    worked on?
  2. Any other beginner Java issues you’d recommend for someone
    with my background?
    Thank you!