Hi Beam devs, My name is Chris Lawton. I’m currently pursuing a Master’s in Software Development at the University of Utah and have ~5 years of experience in data engineering, primarily in healthcare and biotech.
I’m interested in contributing to Apache Beam as a prospective GSoC 2026 contributor, particularly around the Python SDK native streaming transforms project. I’ve forked the repository, built Beam locally, and have the Python SDK tests running. I’m now reviewing the Python SDK implementation to better understand the streaming components and overall architecture. I’d appreciate guidance on a good entry issue in this area that would help me ramp up and contribute effectively. Additionally, if appropriate, I would be grateful for access to the Beam Slack workspace to follow discussions more closely. Thank you, Chris
