‘Here is my pseudo-obligatory gratitude’, Twitter’s head of engineering resigns a day after DeSantis launch fiasco

A day after Twitter’s technical glitches marred Ron DeSantis’s Presidential bid launch the platform’s head of engineering, Foad Dabiri, has stepped down. It is still not known whether he was asked to go by his boss Elon Musk who faced severe criticism and embarrassment due to the technical issues.

Without sharing details or reasons, Foad Dabiri announced his exit on Twitter, ‘After almost four incredible years at Twitter, I decided to leave the nest yesterday. The combination of the fantastic community, the impact it has, and its limitless potential sets Twitter apart. So, here is my pseudo-obligatory gratitude thread: #LoveWhereYouWorked.’

In a series of discreet tweets he called out his time at Twitter as post and pre acquisition and claimed the Musk era came with its ‘fair share of challenges, but they also shared a grand mission and a team of extraordinary individuals.