Ask a GitLab Engineer: Make Your First GitLab Contribution
Ask a GitLab Engineer: Want to Make Your First GitLab Contribution?
Thinking about contributing to GitLab but not sure where to start?
Join us for a free, live online Q&A with Lee Tickett, Full-Stack Engineer at GitLab and community contributor, where we’ll talk about getting started with open-source contributions and contributing to GitLab.
What we'll cover
How to find your first GitLab contribution
Where to find issues that are good for new contributors
How to get familiar with a large open-source codebase
What the contribution and merge request process looks like
Tips for working with maintainers and reviewers
Lessons from the GitLab contributor journey
Live Q&A with Lee
Whether you've never contributed to GitLab before or you've already made a few contributions, bring your questions and join the conversation.
Event details
📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM (GMT+1)
📍 Online via Google Meet
🎟️ Free
Come with your questions. Leave with a clearer path toward making your first GitLab contribution.