You have no direct reports. That’s the difference. You’re effectively the solo Fellow level engineer at the company, driving the largest tech decisions based on time spent in code; and you’re doing your job well by familiarizing yourself with all parts of the code, including areas that need bug fixes.

This is not the same as an SDM or Director or people with lots of reports. It’s mostly the “having reports” part that causes devs to reduce or stop coding, since managing and project leadership are whole jobs.