To first let us know that you are interested in joining the team, apply here: https://www.bitproject.org/join. Make sure to select that you would like to join the core team for "work goal" and check Developer Relations when asked for your team(s) of interest.
Daniel, the president of Bit Project, will give an introduction to Bit Project in general. No matter what team you are applying to, attendance to this webinar is required as it is a beginning stepping stone into what exactly Bit Project does.
This webinar takes place every Monday at 11 a.m. over Zoom. You are not required to make an account, but you must download zoom which is looked below.
Zoom Website: https://zoom.us/****
Zoom Download: https://zoom.us/download****
Zoom Link: **** https://zoom.us/j/4639175564
After the webinar you will meet the director of marketing, and the director will go over the objective and goals of the department and your specific team.
Note: You do NOT have to complete the welcome webinar first before the rest of your email tasks. Please complete your tasks when given and attend the next available welcome webinar.
Kevin, the director of developer relations, will provide an introduction to the team. During this meeting, you will be asked questions about your previous experience and assessed for commitment. He will provide you with your next tasks and invite you to Slack and GitHub.
Use his calendly to schedule a meeting with Kevin.
This webinar provides you with the basics of what you should expect.
Link: https://youtu.be/-jj090TR3po
Slack is our form of team communication. Files, code, information, and much more can be shared easily to members of the team through instant messaging. Multiple channels are created to communicate while having easy access to private messaging to anyone on the team. All important information and conversations will most likely take place on slack
Before making an account, you must download slack onto both your computer and mobile device. Make a slack account and join our workspace through the link below:
https://join.slack.com/t/bitdarlene/shared_invite/zt-9t88xlbb-DHBCQWOUZfu87P376dEEgQ
Once you are on slack, please complete the following tasks:
- Have your school name and team in the description of your profile
- Add a profile picture
- Send an introduction of yourself to the #welcome channel
- Ex: "Hi! My name is Daniel from UC Davis's Bit Project."
Github
All of our resources, meeting notes, assignments, etc. are provided through GitHub. To gain access, you must have your own GitHub account. Create one here if you do not have one already: github.com. The director will add you to the Bit Project GitHub once you have made an account.
Once you are added into our slack, please link your GitHub account to your slack.
By this point, you need to have easy access to Zoom and we highly recommend that you download the Zoom app for future 1:1s and team meetings.
Zoom Website: https://zoom.us/
Zoom Download: https://zoom.us/download
To become familiar with the team that you will be working on, we recommend that you read their section of the handbook. Engineering & Developer Relations
Once you are added into the GitHub, you will be assigned an issue that will contain your next task after the developer relations welcome webinar. It can be found within the () Repository.
About one week after completing your assigned issue on GitHub, you will have a follow-up 1-1 meeting with the President and Director. You should be notified via email or Slack about the details of the meeting.
There are four webinars that you must watch: Communication, Culture, Feedback and GitHub. Each of these will teach you more about Bit Project and our expectations of each member. You must also be familiar with how to use GitHub. ****Please complete the Webinar quiz once you have watched all four videos.
| Name | Link | Quiz |
|---|---|---|
| Communication in a Remote Workspace | ****https://youtu.be/2f9TkttynIk | https://airtable.com/shr31V9xdVRxOffMA |
| GitHub Basics | ****https://youtu.be/NNrP1QCF1JE | |
| Diversity and Inclusion | ****https://youtu.be/dIvSjM-1Phw | |
| Feedback | https://youtu.be/UlvYinqLsdo |
The onboarding team is constantly looking for ways to improve new members' experiences. We greatly appreciate any sort of feedback that you could provide.
Please fill out the onboarding feedback form: