You have some good points, sounds like you are in a well product-focused organization. Technical contributors work way better together when they are equals in

You have some good points, sounds like you are in a well product-focused organization. Technical contributors work way better together when they are equals in key disciplines. I think when software is done right it can be a lot more organized than many other technical efforts or engineering tasks too. I also think it's a good idea to tailor the organization differently when software is the actual salable product versus when it is a component of a fairly dissimilar revenue source.