[Foundation-l] Upcoming tech hiring: CTO position split

[Robert Rohde]

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Thomas Dalton<thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think this is a fantastic idea. I think the biggest problem the tech
> side of the WMF has had over the last year or two has been
> prioritisation and splitting the job like this should help that no
> end.
>
> I'm curious - would the Senior Software Architect report to the CTO?
> If so, that means Brion has, technically speaking, proposed his own
> demotion - there aren't many people big enough to do that!

Without changing anything else about this proposal, I'd like to
suggest that Brion's job title come with a more imposing description
than "Senior".  For example "Chief", "Lead", or "Head" Software
Architect.  There is only one Brion, and I assume he will remain
singularly important in his role overseeing software development (even
if he gets a new boss).  By contrast large corporations often have
many people who are titled "Senior" this-or-that but are still
relatively unimportant.

-Robert Rohde