PADI onboarding brief

A short handoff for a new engineer joining next week. Focused on current state, the people to know, and the main risks.

Where things stand

PADI is in active delivery on the WebImplementation/Managed engagement. Sprint 1 landed a broad foundation: authentication, multilingual setup, content workflows, migration scaffolding, and local dev / AI tooling setup. Sprint 2 is now centered on editorial workflows, migrations, Crowdin, DAM discovery, preview, tests, and short-code/content handling.

Jira report generated for Sprint 1 and Sprint 2 backlog.

Who's who

Client / lead Kanikar Phan — Lead Software Developer (kanikar.phan@padi.com)

Client / engineer Erek Janus — Full Stack Web Developer (Erek.Janus@padi.com)

Client / engineer Clint Avalos — Senior Drupal Engineer (clint.avalos@padi.com)

From the PADI Engagement Playbook: Background : Engagement Playbook

Current risks

  • Content moderation workflow remains unresolved after UAT rejection, so editorial flow is still a live risk.
  • Two SDC items are still in grooming, which suggests the component strategy is not fully settled yet.
  • Crowdin work has a “needs info” carry-over, so translation automation is waiting on inputs.
  • Known engagement risk: API instability or delays from PADI systems can affect delivery.

Risk signals pulled from Jira carry-over items and the engagement playbook: Background : Engagement Playbook

What the new engineer should know first

  • The team has already built most of the platform foundation, so the next phase is less about setup and more about smoothing editorial and migration work.
  • Be ready to work across Drupal workflows, migration tasks, Crowdin, and front-end implementation.
  • The project uses explicit ownership and onboarding docs; the client side expects clear handoffs and predictable follow-through.

Supported by the PADI Client Onboarding and ownership notes: Client Onboarding and Slack ownership note

Practical orientation

Start with the sprint report and the engagement playbook. Then get aligned on editorial workflow decisions, migration sequencing, and who signs off on content-structure questions. That should cover most of the “why are we doing this now?” questions before they turn into Slack archaeology.