On this page

• Days 1-7: Foundations
  • Access Setup
  • Documentation
  • Meet Your Team
• Days 8-30: Contribution
• Days 31-60: Ownership
• Days 61-90: Deepening Impact

Onboarding Checklist

A lightweight 90-day plan for new engineers to ramp up, build context, and take ownership.

Days 1-7: Foundations

Access Setup

1. GitHub: Join the Orctatech-Engineering-Team organization
2. Tailscale: Install Tailscale and join the Orcta-tech network

   # Install Tailscale
   curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
   sudo tailscale up

   Ask an admin to approve your device in the Tailscale admin console.
3. VPS Access: Once approved on Tailscale, SSH to the VPS:

   ssh bernard@100.125.3.44

4. Orcta Runtime: Access the dashboard at https://runtime.orctatech.com/login
   • Ask an admin for an API token
   • Or use GitHub OAuth if configured

Documentation

• Read the Engineering Cheat Sheet
• Read the Development Workflow
• Read the CI/CD Pipeline
• Read the Infrastructure Overview

Meet Your Team

• Meet your onboarding buddy and identify a starter task
• Review the Git Workflow and PR Guidelines

Days 8-30: Contribution

• Ship at least one scoped change with a full PR.
• Pair on a medium-sized task to learn team patterns.
• Document one unclear process you encounter.

Days 31-60: Ownership

• Own a feature or component end-to-end.
• Improve tests or reliability in an existing area.
• Present a short demo or write-up of what you shipped.

Days 61-90: Deepening Impact

• Identify a meaningful system improvement and propose a plan.
• Lead a PR review or small release.
• Align with your manager on growth goals for the next quarter.