Both? I was in charge of our codebase as well as managing our developers. Is that not how it always is? Everywhere I have worked "Lead Developer" has been a ma

Both? I was in charge of our codebase as well as managing our developers. Is that not how it always is? Everywhere I have worked "Lead Developer" has been a management position, such that your team reports to you. No, it was actually a pretty significant pay increase. I went from a very small company to a larger one.