> The justification for my high pay is because I integrate complex systems with shitty vendor web service api's and automate the transmission of sensitive data.

> The justification for my high pay is because I integrate complex systems with shitty vendor web service api's and automate the transmission of sensitive data. The work I am doing has a huge impact on profitability of my company - much more than the joke of a 6 figure rate they are paying to keep me around. be that as it may, mentoring, helping others, and setting examples are high-leverage. you may become 10x more valuable if you do your job while being effective at those. these things are only at odds with your engineering work in that they take time, but a highly skilled professional knows how to manage their time to maximize impact. they are also not at odds with working outside of the office -- there are many ways to communicate, you can be at the office only some times, etc.