You as a developer have the power to say no. So many engineers have no backbone - use your leverage. You are the one writing code, not some PM. There are sane

You as a developer have the power to say no. So many engineers have no backbone - use your leverage. You are the one writing code, not some PM. There are sane escape hatches today that will give your team productivity multipliers and allow you to blitz past these "resume driven development" companies. Render.com, traditional server-side rendered frameworks, etc. Advocate for yourself and your team. You will be surprised how much leverage and control you have.