Timeframe Focus What You Will Have Accomplished First 30 Days Orient · Absorb · Contribute • You have a working local development environment and have made your first meaningful code contribution to production • You understand the core product, the users it serves, and the workflows it supports • You have reviewed the existing codebase and begun forming a perspective on architecture, technical debt, and near-term priorities • You are actively participating in engineering discussions and asking the right questions First 60 Days Own · Deliver · Connect • You have taken full ownership of at least one feature or platform component — from design through deployment • You have demonstrated product-minded thinking by surfacing gaps, edge cases, or user experience considerations that were not in the original spec • You are operating with meaningful autonomy — moving work forward without waiting to be directed • You have built strong working relationships with your engineering teammates and cross-functional partners First 90 Days Lead · Elevate · Influence • You have delivered multiple features end-to-end and are recognized as a reliable, high-ownership contributor • You have identified and addressed at least one meaningful area of technical debt or system fragility • You are actively contributing to engineering culture — through code reviews, documentation, mentorship, or process improvements • Leadership sees you as someone who makes the team better — not just someone who ships code . Recruiter Screen (with PSE) Logistics, compensation alignment, role fit, and mission overview 30 min 2. Role & Culture Fit Interview A conversation with an Engineering team member covering your background, role expectations, and team values alignment 60 min 3. Practical Engineering Assessment A collaborative, conversational problem-solving session focused on real-world scenarios and technical trade-offs (not a take-home or live coding test) 60 min 4. Product & Leadership Alignment A deep dive with an Executive into your product intuition, cross-functional collaboration style, and engineering vision 45 min .