30 days: Get familiarized with the org, people, structure, priorities, and process

• Complete all mandatory training
  • [ ] Get all the assigned and recommended training out of the way
  • [ ] Explore documentation for developmental workflow and tool-specific training
  • [ ] Take advantage of internal/external training on a specific tech stack
• Meet with team members and close partners
  • [ ] Ask your manager what their expectations are
  • [ ] Understand organizational priorities from your skip manager
  • [ ] Get an overview of your team’s responsibilities from the TL or a team member
• Check-in with the manager at the end of 30 days
  • [ ] Get their feedback on progress, what went well, or what you can improve
  • [ ] Ask if your 30/60/90 plan is aligned with current priorities
  • [ ] Share a TL;DR recap of what you did. You can set a weekly cadence

60 days: Pseudo contribution via observing and learning job responsibilities

• Learn team responsibilities
  • [ ] Shadow a senior engineer on your team, how do they triage prod issues
  • [ ] Add yourself as a secondary on-call rotation and observe incoming requests
  • [ ] Understand team roadmap and future priorities
• Build relationships and familiarize yourself with system ownership
  • [ ] Get quick wins by offering your help to team members on smaller items
  • [ ] Understand who owns what and set up recurring 1:1s with key service owners
  • [ ] Familiarize yourself with the org code structure and unspoken rules
    • What is the common communication channel, is it okay to ping people directly?
    • Are you expected to have your camera turned on during meetings?
    • Who are some god-like individuals with a lot of influence in your org?
• Check-in with the manager at the end of 60 days
  • [ ] Ask if your 30/60/90 plan is still aligned with current priorities
  • [ ] Understand how your priorities are linked to organizational priorities
  • [ ] Get 1 thing you can do better from your manager’s perspective

90 days: Move the needle, start visibly contributing

• Start focusing on individual delivery
  • [ ] The first design document written and reviewed
  • [ ] Start participation in team on-call or similar responsibilities
  • [ ] Review existing design docs and get some knowledge-sharing sessions
• Contribute to team/org priorities
  • [ ] Active participation in team discussions
  • [ ] Understand the alignment of your work with org goals
  • [ ] Take an interest in surrounding projects and how those affect yours
    • What existed before we started on [Project X]?
    • We’re currently solving [Problem A]. What other important issues are you seeing today?
    • How can I help you make your life easier?
• Check-in with the manager at the end of 90 days