Onboarding software engineers? The way you handle the first weeks will make a difference in how quickly new employees come up to speed. You want them to become highly productive members of your team as rapidly as possible. And you also want to instill your organization’s best practices and preferred procedures right from the start.
This means new hires need a range of information and support from Day 1 of employment. But how do you deliver this support in a way that doesn’t slow down your team?
Onboarding software engineers:
A success story
The world’s largest online/offline retailer needed to make new engineers productive, quickly!
- Reduce initial time to productivity.
- Increase employee tenure.
- Plug-and-play into HR onboarding and career pathing programs.
- Customize for ad-hoc and cohort-based hiring approaches.
Background:
Our client needed help to design and deliver onboarding to all new engineers, focusing on internal technology, processes and the company’s innovative spirit.
Process:
Under DevelopIntelligence’s direction, the client scaled their program for onboarding software engineers from one location to a global delivery. Additionally, they revamped the program to incorporate modern programming practices.
Results:
Today, the client delivers the DevelopIntelligence program in five global locations to all new hire engineers. Participants take part within their first two weeks of employment. Through this delivery, engineers get consistent messages about the organization’s technology practices. And they join their new teams, ready to contribute meaningfully.
Other benefits of onboarding software engineers in a well-orchestrated manner
Effective onboarding improves
employee retention.
New hires want to feel empowered and equipped to do a great job. Expecting them to “figure out” your organization, processes and projects by slogging through documentation is a recipe for anxiety and attrition.
Employees gain an immediate sense
of community.
Forging relationships can be hard in a new job. Your software developer onboarding program can help ensure new hires connect with each other and with their teams in a meaningful way.
Why Choose DI?
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