> Should they be able to jump into the code, start grabbing JIRA tickets on a moment's notice, or throw together a new feature when a deadline is looming? In t

> Should they be able to jump into the code, start grabbing JIRA tickets on a moment's notice, or throw together a new feature when a deadline is looming? In the roles they worked at immediately before becoming CTO they certainly should have had the technical capability and knowledge to do so, yes. Maybe not directly as CTO anymore but they need the grounding and experience to understand what the various tiers of engineers underneath them are grappling with.