Developer Onboarding Acceleration
New engineers shipping production code in days, not months.
Accelerate developer onboarding with auto-generated codebase documentation, interactive architecture maps, guided contribution workflows, and AI-assisted code navigation. Reduce ramp-up time from months to days.
The Challenge
Onboarding new engineers is painfully slow
New developers spend weeks or months understanding codebases before they can contribute meaningfully. Documentation is outdated, architecture knowledge is tribal, and the first PR takes far too long.
Codebase documentation is outdated or nonexistent
Architecture decisions live in senior engineers' heads, not in writing
First meaningful contribution takes weeks or months
Senior engineers lose productivity mentoring instead of building
The Helix Approach
Self-service onboarding powered by living documentation
Helix generates and continuously updates codebase documentation, architecture maps, dependency guides, and contribution workflows. New engineers get an interactive, always-current understanding of your system.
Living Documentation
Architecture docs, module guides, and API references are auto-generated and updated with every merge to main.
Interactive Architecture Maps
Visual, navigable maps of your system: service topology, data flows, dependency graphs — always current.
Guided Contribution Paths
New engineers receive curated first-task recommendations based on their skills and the team's priorities.
AI Code Navigation
Ask questions about your codebase in natural language. Helix explains patterns, decisions, and context instantly.
How it works
A governed, traceable flow from start to finish.
Codebase Indexing
Helix scans your entire codebase: structure, patterns, dependencies, and existing documentation.
Documentation Generation
Architecture guides, module docs, API references, and decision records are generated and published.
Onboarding Workflow Setup
Guided contribution paths and skill-matched first tasks are configured for your engineering team.
Continuous Updates
Documentation and architecture maps are automatically updated as the codebase evolves with every merge.
Expected Outcomes
80%
Reduction in time to first production PR
Zero
Outdated documentation in the codebase
3x
Faster ramp-up for new team members
Freed
Senior engineers from onboarding duties
Accelerate onboarding with Helix
See how Team Helix transforms this workflow for your organization.