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Developer Onboarding Basics

Onboard engineers smoothly

This guide covers preparing accounts and equipment, setting up a clear onboarding doc, assigning a buddy, and giving a first task with quick feedback loops.

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Prep access and equipment

Create accounts, repos access, tickets, and ensure laptops are ready day one.

Provide a guide

Share a short onboarding doc with environment setup and key contacts.

Assign a buddy

Pair with a teammate for questions and codebase walkthroughs.

Set a starter task

Give a small, well-scoped task to land a first PR within the first week.

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