“DeepMind allows REs to lead research projects” is consistent with “DeepMind restricts REs more than other places”. E.g. OpenAI doesn’t even officially distinguish RE from RS positions, whereas DeepMind has different ladders with different expectations for each. And I think the default expectations for REs and RSs are pretty different (although I agree that it’s possible for REs to end up doing most of the same things as RSs).
I continue to think that this is primarily a reflection of RSs having more experience than REs, and that a process with a single role and no RS / RE distinction would produce similar outcomes given the same people.
“DeepMind allows REs to lead research projects” is consistent with “DeepMind restricts REs more than other places”. E.g. OpenAI doesn’t even officially distinguish RE from RS positions, whereas DeepMind has different ladders with different expectations for each. And I think the default expectations for REs and RSs are pretty different (although I agree that it’s possible for REs to end up doing most of the same things as RSs).
I continue to think that this is primarily a reflection of RSs having more experience than REs, and that a process with a single role and no RS / RE distinction would produce similar outcomes given the same people.