Honestly, your impact will be greater if you become a development lead. I know this because I've watched it happen many times, not because I'm one. I've had l

Honestly, your impact will be greater if you become a development lead. I know this because I've watched it happen many times, not because I'm one. I've had lead developers report to me and good ones can really have a great impact. The tooling, procedures, technical debt, etc. All will be positively impacted by someone like you.