Developer Onboarding Guide

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Create a comprehensive onboarding document for new developers joining a team

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Team NametextRequired

e.g., Platform, Growth, Payments, Mobile

Product/SystemtextRequired

e.g., the billing platform, the iOS app, the data pipeline

Tech StackmultilineRequired

Languages, frameworks, databases, tools (e.g., TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, AWS)

Team SizeselectRequired

2-4 engineers5-8 engineers9-15 engineers15+ engineers

Development ProcessmultiselectRequired

ScrumKanbanTrunk-based developmentFeature branchesCode reviewsPair programmingCI/CD

Key RepositoriesmultilineRequired

Main repos and what they contain

Expected Ramp-Upselect

1 week (starter task)2 weeks (small feature)1 month (meaningful contribution)3 months (fully productive)

Common Pitfallsmultiline

Things that trip up new team members

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