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...Because OP is getting paid a big salary to do what the business requires, not what they wish their responsibility could be?

> Also, if someone wants to write code, in a team with other senior developers, where should one go?

> Startups and consulting gigs probably better align with wanting to be hands on keyboard, but at the price of a paycut.

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> ...Because OP is getting paid a big salary to do what the business requires, not what they wish their responsibility could be?

Is this what the business truly requires though? As a person grows his skill in software development domain, does the business really require him to transition from being an expert programmer to being an unskilled manager? Being a competent software developer doesn't qualify one for a big salary?

Isn't it what the Peter Principle was all about?

What the business truly requires is an abstract question. What the business expects of him, however, has been answered in this thread. The purpose of a system is what it does, etc.

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