You may be interested to become a software architect. This role is not offered by all companies, and differs from company to company. But usually it requires a

You may be interested to become a software architect. This role is not offered by all companies, and differs from company to company. But usually it requires a good mix of technical, business and management skills, with the emphasis on technical. In my company, at least, the architect is expected to be hands-on and be able to code the critical/foundational parts that have to be done right. So you might want to find a company where there is a meaningful architect track that is parallel to the management track in terms of compensation and career levels.