Software engineering vs programming? Sounds to me like work vs hobby dilemma. I love programming but I hate doing documentation, non-conclusive/watered-down mee

Software engineering vs programming? Sounds to me like work vs hobby dilemma. I love programming but I hate doing documentation, non-conclusive/watered-down meetings, seeking consensus with 10+ people and scrum master "friendly advice". Nevertheless I am doing that because I _got paid_. As other people suggested you may consider switching to a green field project. Usually when there is a new product to write, you don't have a legacy code baggage and business is usually pushing for fast delivery and iteration. There is a lot of freedom, as long as you can deliver a working solution. Startup would be a good choice about 3 years ago, today I would advise to be more careful when changing jobs now.