Developer onboarding can be slow and resource-intensive, especially in fast-growing teams. In this lightning talk, I’ll share how we used Backstage and key open source plugins to automate onboarding, reducing setup time from days to minutes. I’ll walk through our approach to customizing Backstage, integrating it with existing tools, and streamlining the developer workflow—without increasing operational overhead. Attendees will leave with actionable ideas for using Backstage to optimize onboarding and improve developer experience, even with limited resources.