Anyone work in tech and don’t spend much time behind a computer?
Do calls on your phone (go walking) and todo notes and design on a whiteboard. Only use the computer when you really have to.
https://ie.linkedin.com/jobs/view/solutions-architect-lead-e...
https://ie.linkedin.com/jobs/view/associate-solutions-archit...
And a 'cloud' architect:
https://ie.linkedin.com/jobs/view/cloud-architect-at-deloitt...
Anyway, my bigger point is, if you hate focusing in front of the computer, then software engineering is not a career for you and you need to retrain for something else. But, it's very uncertain if you'll like that other thing. So, maybe it's best to just accept the drawbacks of the current career, as other careers might not be better.
Not everything in embedded or robotics is related to Electronics, and many things can be easily understood at a level adequate for development.
I used to be a software engineer. Now I run a website. I still work behind a computer, but I work a lot less overall. This leaves a lot of time for other activities. All you have to do is somehow launch a website that makes enough money to support you, which is about as easy as winning the lottery.
You could also teach what you know or sell software.
I second the idea about becoming an architect. There are also other roles like sales engineers, help desk, security consultants, etc. It depends on what you enjoy, how much human interaction you want, and what positions are available in your area.
For example, at my company a data architect helps a project by reviewing the data they plan to use and suggesting where to store it and how to structure the data. They might review a team's plan and provide suggestions. The data architect also might help a team if they are having trouble getting the data they need.
We also have software architects that review projects and consult for the project teams to ensure that the proposed system architecture follow best practices and be efficient. So they might recommend using SNS+SQS instead of just SQS because they see a future need for other projects to access those messages and they could all subscribe to the SNS topic then poll their own SQS that is fed by a filtered subscription to that SNS topic.
Here is a general link for solutions architect. https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/solution-architect/
When I worked in a factory moving computers I was rarely in front of a computer.
