The amount of people dedicated to such projects is often a very small overall percentage of the engineering force, and they act as a leverage point. Invest in

The amount of people dedicated to such projects is often a very small overall percentage of the engineering force, and they act as a leverage point. Invest in X staff, make all eng at the company 1.X more effective, therefore giving you a large return on investment. > It’s too many steps removed from the value. Don't be worried about being too many steps removed from the value. With that logic, CEOs, CTOs, etc are also too many steps removed from the value, yet they are valued very highly. Look at such infra work as multiplying the value of the entire company and in a way, being part of a "CEO team".