[alephnerd]

Do the same policies applied on you apply to other QEs in your org?

Who does a QE like you report to - the same EM as for SWEs or a separate Manager for QE?

At first glance, I'd assume they most likely want to restrict code access only to those who directly make code changes. This is a common hardening tactic after Snowflake's meltdown due to QEs in Ukraine getting hacked, and then moving laterally into customer environments.