Becoming a software architect

So, yea, I’m a “software architect” — a principal engineer. I like my job. It’s challenging, it’s fun, and it scratches an itch. I’m also a little sad, because it is really hard for me to code as much as I would like to. I have to always fight to find time to just get in the code and build stuff.

I didn’t really plan to have this job. I just started working and over time discovered this role and discovered I…