Onboarding Offshore Devs That Deliver Fast
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Want offshore devs delivering value fast? Anto Cabraja, Founding CTO of Cloud Employee, shares his #1 onboarding tip for UK & US tech leaders hiring global teams - so your first 90 days set you up for long-term success.
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Say a founder or CTO wants to extend their team with overseas talent. What should they do in the first 90 days?
A common mistake is assigning a senior developer or the CTO to personally onboard new hires full-time. It seems like the easiest approach, but it usually doesn’t work well.
Instead, you need a lightweight in-house onboarding process. In the first few days, give new hires low-priority tasks from the backlog — easy wins. Let them learn, contribute to a sprint, and build confidence.
That approach creates the same engagement and team integration without overloading your senior leaders.