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How “instructional engineers” improve developer onboarding at Splunk
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How “instructional engineers” improve developer onboarding at Splunk

Splunk's Instructional Engineer, Gail Carmichael, talks about her teams dedicated onboarding program.

This week we’re joined by Gail Carmichael, Principal Instructional Engineer at Splunk. At Splunk, Gail’s team is responsible for improving developer onboarding, which they do through a multi-day learning program. Here, Gail shares how this program works and how they measure developer onboarding. The conversation also covers what instructional engineers are generally, and how Gail demonstrates the impact of her team’s work.

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Discussion points:

  • (1:16) The Engineering Enablement & Engagement Team at Splunk

  • (8:01) What an Instructional Engineer is

  • (14:36) The developer onboarding program at Splunk

  • (16:05) Components of a good onboarding program

  • (21:11) Why having an onboarding program matters

  • (28:17) Measuring onboarding at Shopify (Gail’s previous company)

  • (31:39) Measuring developer onboarding at Splunk

Read the full transcript here.

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