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 P.S.: ASF Self-server portal is facing some issues, I was not able to approve your JIRA request. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. > On Oct 22, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Prince Kumar Saurav <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I'm Prince Kumar Saurav, a BS Applied AI & Data Science student at IIT > Jodhpur. I'm learning Java and Spring Boot, and I recently built a > small console banking app in core Java. That made me curious about how > a real core banking platform like Fineract is built. > > I would like to start contributing. My plan is to: > - set up Fineract locally and go through the contributor guide > - pick up a beginner-friendly issue from the FINERACT Jira > - help with bug fixes, tests or docs where I can > > I will be requesting a Jira account shortly. > > If anyone can point me to a good first issue or an area that needs > help, I would be grateful. > > Thanks, > Prince Kumar Saurav
