[coderintherye]

You are conflating many things here. To pick out your priorities, it seems what you want is:

* High Pay (top priority)

* Decision-making authority / Leadership position

* No code

* Work in tech

But it's unclear what you actually want to be doing in your job, asides being the person that gets to call the shots. I don't personally recommend goaling towards that, but if it is your goal then your fastest route there is through people management. You can be a non-coding engineering manager or product manager and work your way up eventually to Director, VPE, or CPO.

But, is making the most money possible really what you care about most? If so then go work for Netflix or similar where they will burn you out while paying you well.

Think hard on your actual goals though and make sure that is what you truly want. Personally, I'd recommend to folks to look more towards finding a good team that you gel with doing work that you find enjoyable.