I think it depends on the context. if the organization is overall reasonably competent and the engineers turn out to be relatively low drama this can work out great.
some dev organizations I have use a rotating release shepherd osition (gatekeeper). it usually works out pretty well, and junior engineers get a taste of what its like to live on the other side. its perfectly functional for a senior engineer to mentor a junior manager.
the one thing that concerns me about this story is hiring. my first tech lead position they gave me some heads and I promptly hired two smart-talking bozos with years of experience that wasted my time for several months until thankfully one of them quit and I got up the courage to fire the other.
some dev organizations I have use a rotating release shepherd osition (gatekeeper). it usually works out pretty well, and junior engineers get a taste of what its like to live on the other side. its perfectly functional for a senior engineer to mentor a junior manager.
the one thing that concerns me about this story is hiring. my first tech lead position they gave me some heads and I promptly hired two smart-talking bozos with years of experience that wasted my time for several months until thankfully one of them quit and I got up the courage to fire the other.