I feel this is especially true in a web/API world, where a lot of what isn't automated is usually rather similar between projects. I deal with some daily major

I feel this is especially true in a web/API world, where a lot of what isn't automated is usually rather similar between projects. I deal with some daily major systems and some critical security architectures, but most of the time I feel like a digital janitor who is mainly making sure the SOA pipeline doesn't clog up.