It's been a thrilling and rewarding experience working in the tech space particularly working closely with software developers (I like to call them 'coders'). You would agree that the tech landscape is an ever-evolving field and can be likened to a large expanse of land without borders filled with enormous opportunities. There's a portion for everyone regardless of your background and interest; and how much you're able to grasp those opportunities. However, this does come with an array of challenges which isn't the subject of today's discussion.
TO THE CRUX
I have been in product management for some good years working cross-functionally with other team professionals, and software developers being at the core. I say this because they are the solution builders without losing sight of the fact that every other team professional is equally important. To rein in the perception of these 'guys' viewing themselves as the backdrop away from the center stage of business dealings, this will be because they work behind the scenes and might necessarily not interface (or have any form of interactions) with the external stakeholders specifically clients (that is, the end users).
As they often dig into the codebase, they remain buried in there with little to no interest in understanding the business side of things. And right there is where they get it all wrong. Because the solutions (products/features) being provided to clients were built by these superhumans (yeah, cos they work magic!). This translates to the fact that these solutions wouldn't exist without every line of code written. Further reinforcing that each line of code is solving a problem, providing viable solutions, and meeting business objectives; which invariably determines the company's value-addition capabilities and sales margin. Hence, the Return on Investment can be traceable to their work output and a major pointer that they call the business shots even if not directly.
To drive home this point
I'd like to implore every developer to bear this in mind when implementing new features, fixing bugs, writing queries, and building APIs; that their work is of extreme value and it forms the basis of the bedrock on which the business is built and the vehicle that drives and propels an upward business trajectory.