Onboarding Engineers

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Transcript

1. Onboarding Engineers Yash Prabhu Warner Bros. Digital Labs @yashvprabhu
2. Goals of onboarding ➢ Introduce new hire to team and company culture ➢ Ramp them up on processes and coding styles ➢ Get them to contribute soon and grow professionally
3. Team Culture
4. Enlist Team Have a Company Onboarding process Have a Team Onboarding process (with an end goal) Have a Buddy System ➢ Build trust ➢ Mentorship
5. Create a Safe Space Use Slack channels/hangouts to ask questions Discourage DMs (unless personal) Encourage normal working hours Encourage discovery
6. Processes
7. Set up Have up-to-date onboarding docs Keep setup simple Have a task for junior and senior devs Involve devs in standups and meetings
8. Ramp up Ask new hire to update onboarding docs Give them tasks of varying levels -> various point persons Coding practices - small PRs, coding styles, no silos Celebrate small wins
9. Ramp up Ask new hire to update onboarding docs Give them tasks of varying levels -> various point persons Coding practices - small PRs, coding styles, no silos Celebrate small wins Caution: Different ramp up periods
10. Communication
11. Credit
12. Check in Depends on experience or personality Check in often at beginning, as needed later on Weekly team hangouts Company check in - 60 days
13. Feedback Have 1:1s Always stick to your 1:1 time Ask how you can improve onboarding process Create good habits early Company 360 reviews/peer reviews
14. To Do Improvements Add onboarding into the job profile Talk about onboarding in interviews Involve other teams
15. Takeaways ➢ Have a buddy system ➢ Check in often ➢ Give and receive feedback ➢ Encourage questions and transparency