> I might get to add a new feature, but there's not true creation happening. None of those features are challenging or novel. I feel like I'm filling in a color

> I might get to add a new feature, but there's not true creation happening. None of those features are challenging or novel. I feel like I'm filling in a coloring book rather than painting on a canvas. > … how I could pivot early in my career so that I can get in at projects inception and be a founding developer? You’d like to skip the years of experience and knowledge and jump right into the fun parts of owning large projects and making the fun decisions. Start an open source project and perhaps not look for your job to provide this outlet, especially this early in your new career.