I've been in Unreal Engine for almost a year and love mentoring beginners. If you're serious about game dev, I'd be happy to guide you with tips, feedback, and small challenges.
I'm building a small team too. Show good progress and dedication, and you could join as my junior dev on real projects.
If its your first game jam i recommend working alone, you'd learn more than you would with a team IMO (in most cases the experienced ones handle almost everything which takes away from the trail and error experience), but its up to you. :)
