How to quickly (and successfully) onboard engineers

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This post details GitLab's approach to software engineer onboarding, focusing on accelerating integration and reducing turnover. Key elements include a structured onboarding issue, the role of an onboarding buddy, emphasis on pairing, regular coffee chats for networking and feedback, tailoring the experience to individual roles, and aiming for engineers to ship production code within a week. The process is designed to create psychological safety, build relationships, and demonstrate company values.