This is pretty much where I'm at 10 years in. IMO, this is where the "10x" software developer is more practical than myth. The "architect" discussion you're h

This is pretty much where I'm at 10 years in. IMO, this is where the "10x" software developer is more practical than myth. The "architect" discussion you're having likely have significant downstream impacts on the team. You don't need to know all of the details (e.g. the actual code) because you know someone else can figure that out. You understand how the parts fit together, what will be painful about them, and what the team needs to watch out for. You can help the team make decisions in a way that reduce their overhead and get them towards success more quickly.