Comment by ironman1478

It's interesting reading this because this has been my role for a few years. I've also had similar problems with management wanting to pip me and things like that. Luckily, my company does peer review in addition to top down review and that has shown that I provide value even if it's not always coding.

I think the managers who don't understand this type of role are the ones who were largely mediocre engineers, but were able to get to that position regardless. They just don't understand the process of engineering and that's it's not just churning out tickets or doing the bare minimum if you're working on something non-trivial.