Onboarding Automation Examples

Real-world examples of automated developer onboarding with personalized plans, Linear integration, and milestone tracking.

Available Examples

Complete onboarding workflow for a junior frontend engineer from day 1 to 90 days.

Scenario: First full-time engineering hire needs comprehensive onboarding with extra mentorship

Solution: Structured learning path, buddy system, good-first-issues, daily check-ins

Results: First PR in 2 days (target: 3), 90-day satisfaction 4.8/5, promoted to mid-level at 18 months

Key Techniques: Graduated complexity, buddy pairing, structured milestones, feedback loops

Fast-track onboarding for experienced engineer focused on architecture and technical leadership.

Scenario: Senior hire needs to understand architecture quickly and start contributing to technical decisions

Solution: Architecture deep-dives, ADR reviews, design doc creation, early leadership opportunities

Results: First architectural proposal in week 2, leading design review in week 3, mentoring in week 4

Key Techniques: Architecture-first, design doc workflow, early technical leadership, stakeholder mapping

Complete Linear automation for tracking onboarding progress from pre-boarding through 90 days.

Scenario: Manual onboarding tracking in spreadsheets, inconsistent milestone completion, no visibility

Solution: Automated Linear issue creation, milestone tracking, dashboard views, notification automation

Results: 100% milestone completion visibility, 0 missed check-ins, manager time saved 5hrs/new hire

Key Techniques: Linear API automation, milestone issues, custom views, webhook notifications

Personalization: Adapt onboarding to role (junior vs senior) and specialty (frontend vs backend vs fullstack)
Automation: Environment setup, account provisioning, Linear issue creation all automated
Human Touch: Reserve mentorship, code review, and team integration for humans
Milestone Tracking: 30/60/90 day check-ins with manager feedback loops
Feedback Integration: Continuous improvement from new hire retrospectives

Need	Example	Key Focus
Junior onboarding	junior-engineer-onboarding.md	Learning path, mentorship
Senior onboarding	senior-engineer-onboarding.md	Architecture, leadership
Linear automation	linear-automation-workflow.md	Task tracking, visibility