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# Your First 90 Days: The Astrafy Onboarding

> "The only thing worse than training your employees and losing them, is not training and keeping them." Zig Ziglar

We expect relentless execution, but we do not expect you to figure it out alone.

Our onboarding process is designed with the exact same precision we apply to our client architectures. We want to get you fully integrated, comfortable, and driving impact as quickly as possible. This is our commitment to giving you the context, tools, and dedicated mental bandwidth you need to thrive in the fast-paced world of Data & Gen AI.

Here is what your ramp-up at Astrafy looks like.

#### The Buddy System: True Mental Availability

Before you even write your first line of code or join your first client call, you will be assigned an Astrafy Buddy. This is a seasoned team member dedicated to your success. Your buddy is your go-to resource for everything from understanding our deployment pipelines to figuring out the best place to grab lunch near the Geneva or Madrid office. They are committed to providing you with the true mental availability you need to seamlessly navigate your first few months.

#### Phase 1: Pre-Boarding (Zero Friction Setup)

We do not want you spending your first week waiting for IT tickets to clear. We move with military-grade precision to ensure you are ready to execute from the moment you log in.

* Hardware & Access: Your laptop, hardware, and welcome kit will be delivered before your start date.
* Day One Ready: All your accounts, software licenses, and GitHub accesses will be pre-configured. You will have everything you need to hit the ground running.

#### Phase 2: Week 1 (Culture & Context)

Your first week is entirely about absorbing the Astrafy DNA and understanding our operating system.

* The Handbook Deep Dive: You will review our core values, HR manifesto, and our standard operating procedures.
* Tech Stack Introduction: Our engineering leads will walk you through our internal architecture, our modern data stack, and the Generative AI frameworks we deploy for clients.
* Meet the Team: You will have dedicated 1:1s with your department lead, your buddy, and key team members to start building genuine bonds. We focus heavily on human connection before we focus on the code.

#### Phase 3: First 30 Days (The First Build)

By your first month, you will transition from learning to executing.

* Shadowing & Pair Programming: You will embed with an ongoing project, shadowing senior engineers and pair-programming to learn our standard of code quality and client communication.
* First Deliverables: You will take ownership of your first minor features or architectural tasks, pushing code to production with the safety net of thorough, constructive peer reviews.
* The "No Bother" Integration: You will learn how to optimize your schedule around our asynchronous communication and "No Bother" policy to achieve deep, uninterrupted focus.

#### Phase 4: First 90 Days (Taking Ownership)

By the end of your first quarter, you are fully operating as a core piece of the Astrafy machine.

* Acting Like an Owner: You are now independently driving value for our clients, acting as a seamless extension of their Data & AI departments.
* Open-Source Contribution: You will be encouraged to make your first internal or external open-source contribution, sharing your fresh perspective with the team.
* Two-Way Feedback: We will conduct a comprehensive 90-day review. This is not just for us to review your execution; it is for you to give us radical candour on how we can improve the onboarding experience for the next hire.


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