The meaning is what you define and draw from. Even the job of driving a garbage truck has a meaning. Software is no different - short of doing something activel

The meaning is what you define and draw from. Even the job of driving a garbage truck has a meaning. Software is no different - short of doing something actively harmful or you are morally against, you can find a meaning in any job. It may not satisfy your ambition or ego, but that's a different problem that finding a meaning.