Hi Chris, Thank you for your interest. You may already know these resources, as you mentioned successfully built Beam.
- Beam playground: https://play.beam.apache.org/?path=SDK_PYTHON_WordCountWithMetrics&sdk=python - Beam contribution guide - https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md - Code contribution guide - https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/master/contributor-docs/code-change-guide.md There is a "good first issue" tag, https://github.com/apache/beam/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22good%20first%20issue%22 However, some issues are pretty old so you can comment if it is still relavent before you start. Anyways checking existing merged PRs in this category could also help to get a feeling how first contributes are made. Thanks, Yi On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM Christopher Lawton < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
