How do you feel about your process for onboarding developers? How do they feel about it? You can ask them. You can also examine your first-year developer turnover to get a sense of its effectiveness, too. In our last post, Why Software Developers Leave, we tackled turnover. About 40% of developers leave in their first year. Of these, 43% leave in their first 90 days. Plus, turnover for tech startups always runs high. So, let’s examine steps you can take when onboarding developers to help your them settle in easier and become more productive faster.

How do you feel about your process for onboarding developers? How do they feel about it? You can ask them. You can also examine your first-year developer turnover to get a sense of its effectiveness, too. In our last post, Why Software Developers Leave, we tackled turnover. About 40% of developers leave in their first year. Of these, 43% leave in their first 90 days. Plus, turnover for tech startups always runs high. So, let’s examine steps you can take when onboarding developers to help your them settle in easier and become more productive faster.

Understanding why software developers leave positions engineering managers to tackle one of the scariest industry-wide metrics – Turnover. It’s a persistent, recurring, expensive issue. There are several ways your company can avoid and mitigate turnover. This includes being aware of turnover triggers and the reasons that go with them. Developers at risk of leaving show plenty of warning signs that you can casually observe and track with software development performance analytics. So, let’s get you up to speed on what to watch for and things your company can do to keep your team together longer.