I have found SDET type roles to be good. At least where I have worked testing is just as process and meeting driven but the meeting are focused on test coverag

I have found SDET type roles to be good. At least where I have worked testing is just as process and meeting driven but the meeting are focused on test coverage not the test tool dev aspect. So I get to hack together new test tools in whatever way I like. The only process bit is I have to document how to use it well enough that someone else could run the test case.