[shutdanceandup]

There exist software jobs that fall under the "tool to solve problems" bucket and require you to think in a very product and business-minded way. I currently work as an engineer for a company like that, where engineering and product work very closely together. As engineers we're expected to understand the business context behind everything we're asked to build and we'll often make suggestions or optimizations beyond what product suggested because we know the tech and the software well.

My point isn't to try to force you to be an engineer or something - I have no skin in this game. Just saying that you may be able to find what you're looking for before putting the software industry as a whole aside.