An Indian software engineer, Amit Dutta, who recently joined Meta’s London office, has given social media a glimpse into his onboarding journey through a viral Instagram video. In the clip, he walks viewers through his daily routine, workspace, and the mix of excitement and adjustments that come with starting a new chapter in a new city.
“Welcome with me on my onboarding journey as a software engineer at Meta. New city, new office, new badge, so let’s go,” Dutta begins, sharing a peek at his morning. He starts the day with breakfast at his temporary accommodation — Meta provides apartment-style housing with hotel-like amenities until employees find a permanent place.
He then shows his 20–25 minute walk to the office. “It stays quite cold in the mornings, but the views make up for it. Plus, you get to meet the real locals — the dogs. Honestly, London dogs have more swag than me,” he says.
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Once at the office, Dutta recounts a humorous discovery: “The first thing I needed was definitely coffee. I made one from the machine, tasted it, and then found out there’s a full barista on the ground floor. Why does no one tell me these things earlier?”
He also touches on his role and training. “I work as a full-stack engineer in an infra team, and today we had a couple of sessions from the head of infra — super insightful. And when the session ended, there were surprise hoodies. Honestly, free swag is every engineer’s love language,” he says, highlighting perks that make onboarding exciting.
Dutta dives into his work, experimenting with React and GraphQL, exploring the codebase, and raising pull requests. “A little bit of learning, a little bit of debugging, and hoping I don’t break prod immediately,” he quips.
The Instagram post, captioned “Onboarding journey as a Software Engineer at Meta,” has sparked admiration from viewers. One commented, “You are living a dream life. One day I will be like you.” Another asked, “Bhai itna achha vlog banane ka time kaise milta?” while a third reminisced about London: “Congratulations! I have lived in London — such a beautiful place. Currently in Singapore but missing London. Checkout Kathirole in Carnaby Street, you will like the food.”
