Dear newcomer, we kindly request that you begin your onboarding by reviewing our curated, helpful information under this link: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2135
Every contribution that enhances the codebase’s safety, effectiveness, or readability is valuable! :) Considering your availability and willingness to contribute, there are several areas where improvements are needed: Bug tickets https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2492?filter=-1&jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20%20AND%20type%20%3D%20Bug%20%20%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20order%20by%20created%20DESC Code maintainability / readability We have a significant number of compilation warnings due to various reasons. I believe at least half of these warnings could be easily fixed. As we work on resolving these warnings, the codebase could become safer and easier to maintain. All the rest of the stories https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2494?filter=-1&jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20order%20by%20created%20DESC All the rest of the stories that are considered beginner friendly https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2489?filter=-1&jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20and%20labels%20IN%20(beginner-friendly%2C%20beginner%2C%20begineer%2C%20beginners%2C%20Beginner)%20%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20order%20by%20created%20DESC Hopefully, this gives you some ideas! P.S.: Before you pick up a story that describes a new feature to be introduced, please send an email to the Fineract DEV email list to discuss whether it’s something we really want to include in Fineract. Regards, Adam > On Oct 10, 2026, at 1:59 PM, Sarthak Deokar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm Sarthak, a backend software engineer based in Pune, India. I currently > work as a Product Engineer at EdgeVerve Systems on the Finacle core banking > platform (mostly C/C++, low-level), and before that worked as a Java backend > developer intern building Spring Boot microservices (REST APIs, PostgreSQL, > Redis, JWT auth). > > I'm looking to get more hands-on with Spring Boot and contribute to a real > open-source core banking codebase, and Fineract felt like a natural fit given > my background. I've already cloned the repo and have a local build running > successfully. > > I'd really appreciate it if someone could point me toward a good first issue > to start with — ideally something in the Java/Spring Boot layer where I can > get oriented with the codebase and contribution process. Happy to take on > something small and well-scoped to start. > > Thanks for your time, and looking forward to contributing. > > Best, > Sarthak Deokar
