This isn't the a direct answer to your question, but maybe you should consider being an entrepreneur if you find SWE work pointless or unfulfilling? Maybe you'r

This isn't the a direct answer to your question, but maybe you should consider being an entrepreneur if you find SWE work pointless or unfulfilling? Maybe you're just looking for bigger, more inter-disciplinary challenges. Figuring out how to convince people to give you money by giving them something they want is pretty hard and therefore a rewarding problem to work on.