One thing I noticed when I reached a more senior developer role is that first I was expected to be more autonomous. I was expected to do work that was more impactful, whatever that means. I was working on a wider scope, and I noticed that there was never enough time to do what I knew was important. Now I was getting questions from my manager about what I should be doing. I was, shouldn't you be telling me, what now?
You don't need manager in your title to be a leader in engineering teams. More companies are investing in senior individual contributor tracks to support engineers as they grow. Leaders need to set their own goals, balancing personal, team, and company's priorities to define what to do and what not to do.
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