What Your First Months at JetBrains Look Like?

Starting a new job is exciting, and there’s a lot to take in. At JetBrains, onboarding doesn’t stop after your first day. It starts when you accept your offer and continues through your first months, giving you the information, tools, and support you need to settle in and start doing your best work.

Here’s what you can expect.

Before your first day

Once you’ve accepted your offer, you’ll receive a welcome email with practical information and a preboarding map. It includes everything you’ll need before your first day:

• A secure link to sign your employment contract.
• The details of your local HR contact (your go-to person throughout preboarding).
• A guide to setting up your profile in our internal HR system.
• Some practical tips for your first day.
• A preview of what your first day at JetBrains will look like.

Your first day at JetBrains

Whether you’re joining us on site or remotely, your first day is all about getting set up.

You’ll meet your manager, local HR, and teammates, and receive your laptop and any other equipment you’ll need.

You’ll also get:

• An onboarding map outlining your first weeks and key milestones.
• Access to a dedicated landing page with everything you’ll need to get started.
• A tour of the office or a virtual workspace walkthrough.
• Your welcome pack.
• An introduction to the tools and systems you’ll use.
• A one-on-one session with HR to cover practical topics like payroll, benefits, and time off.

By the end of the day, you’ll know where to find information, who to ask for help, and what comes next.

Your first weeks

The first few weeks are about getting to know your team and how things work.

You’ll learn how your team collaborates, get familiar with your tools and workflows, and start building relationships with the people around you.

You’ll also meet two people who’ll make your onboarding as smooth as possible:

• Your Team Partner, who helps coordinate your onboarding within the team.
• Your Buddy, another fellow JetBrainer who’s there for all the questions that don’t belong in documentation, from “How do we usually do this?” to “Where’s the best coffee?”

We’ll also check in with a short onboarding survey to see how things are going and learn how we can improve the experience for future JetBrainers.

Meet your onboarding buddy

One of the things people appreciate most is the Buddy Program.

Your buddy isn’t there to train you; they’re there to help you navigate everyday life at JetBrains. Whether it’s understanding how something works, finding information, or simply having someone outside your immediate team to ask questions, your buddy helps make the first few weeks feel a little more familiar.

Your first few months

As you settle in, onboarding becomes less about logistics and more about learning.

During your first months with us, you’ll receive onboarding content and tasks gradually rather than all at once, so you can explore topics as and when they’re most relevant. Depending on your role, you’ll also have team-specific onboarding, opportunities to meet other new joiners, and JetDive sessions where you’ll learn more about the company, our products, and the people behind them.

Throughout this time, we’ll continue collecting feedback from you, your manager, and your teammates to make sure you’re getting what you need.

Your probation period

During your probation period, you and your manager will agree on what success looks like in your role: which responsibilities to focus on first, what skills you’re expected to build, and how your work will be evaluated. You’ll have regular 1:1s and check-ins to talk about what’s going well, where you might be stuck, and what support or resources you need – from clearer priorities to training or introductions to key people.

It’s also your opportunity to be open about your own experience: how the role matches your expectations, whether the workload feels sustainable, and what you need to feel confident and productive.

By the end of the probation period, there shouldn’t be any surprises. Both you and your team lead should have reached a mutual understanding that this is the right place and role for you (or, if not, that conclusion will have been reached together and talked through in advance).

Welcome to JetBrains

By the end of your onboarding, it’s our hope that JetBrains will feel familiar to you. You should know your team, understand how we work, know where to find answers, and be able to focus on solving interesting problems instead of figuring out where things are.

Ready to Join JetBrains?

Hopefully, this gives you a better idea of what it’s really like to join JetBrains. If you’re looking for a place where you can do meaningful work, learn from smart people, and feel supported from day one, we’d love to hear from you. Check out our careers page for open roles.