Twitter’s head of engineering resigns a day after the platform’s disastrous launch of the DeSantis campaign
Twitter’s chief engineering resigns a day after the platform’s disastrous launch of Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement
- Foad Dabiri announced on Thursday that he resigned a day early
- Wednesday saw a catastrophic attempt to launch DeSantis’ 2024 bid on Twitter
- Elon Musk blames the very embarrassing problem on ‘server tension’
Twitter’s chief engineering officer announced his resignation on Thursday, the day after the disastrous attempts to launch Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign on the platform.
Foad Dabiri tweeted: ‘After almost four incredible years with Twitter, I decided to leave the nest yesterday.
“The combination of the fantastic community, the impact it has and the limitless potential sets Twitter apart.”
He admitted that Musk’s purchase of Twitter in October had made the job “challenging,” but put a positive spin on the situation, saying he learned a lot from the experience.
He did not go into detail about why he left.
His company was deeply embarrassed by Wednesday night’s debacle, which saw Twitter unable to live stream audio from DeSantis’ campaign launch, and a discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk and moderator David Sacks.
Musk and Sacks said the problems were due to “server stress” and “the melting of the servers,” claiming it was the largest event ever hosted online – but many pointed out that much larger events had been held without any problems.
An initial 500,000 people logged in to try and listen, CNN reported: When the event finally got underway, only half were left.
Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch on Wednesday was marred by technical issues on Twitter — a huge embarrassment for Elon Musk and for DeSantis himself
Dabiri posted a lengthy thread thanking his colleagues for their work and friendship.
“What a special journey it has been,” he wrote.
To say it was challenging at first would be an understatement. The change was massive and rapid; we got through it and came out stronger, thanks to the remarkable team that occupied the fortress.
“Working with @elonmusk has been very educational and enlightening to see how his principles and vision shape the future of this company.”
Dabiri studied for a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and joined Google in 2011.
In 2014, he started health technology company Wanda, where he stepped down as CEO in April 2019. Three months later, he joined Twitter.