I see a lot of advice about individually contributing. I'd recommend another path: Figure out how to be a force multiplier for your team. Sure, maybe you're gre

I see a lot of advice about individually contributing. I'd recommend another path: Figure out how to be a force multiplier for your team. Sure, maybe you're great at spitting out code and tests. But that's still only one developer of work. If you have 10 people and make them 10% more efficient... That's also one developer of productivity gains. Since you're new, you don't necessarily have all the insight to make this happen on your own. So ask your team! "What can I do that would make everyone more efficient." Also, make it clear that you are available for general questions on technology, architecture, algorithms, secure coding, etc. I spend one to two hours each day fielding questions like this, and I don't have a lot of in-depth knowledge of our code. But all code needs architecture and algorithms and security best practices. And since I don't have to actually spend the time coding, I'm multiplying my capacity to make decisions. It's also great for developer ownership, when I get to say things like, "I can give you general advice, but you know your code the best. So apply it with discresion."