I haven't experienced being a 10x developer (biologist first, coder second), but I have found myself in the position of being at the top of my game (problem solving and innovation more than LOC), while also being frustrated by the limitations of the company I was at. So, I switched jobs. Everyone at the new startup is equally or more competent than me (in their own domains, which overlap, but not too much). I'm inherently involved in more exploratory work and definitely less "productive" and "in control". I feel like I'm leveling up in a new way. It brings a different kind of stress, but one I'm glad to have.
That's how I feel now at my first post doc. I feel frustrated and bored already with no real mentorship or any prospect of growth. I'm really eager to be in a place where people love what they do and continuously be challenged. That's why I'm seriously considering leaving academia
Put a resume together and apply for interesting jobs. I had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of academia. In the end, much to my own benefit and my family's, but it took too long. Biotech has been on a hiring binge recently, but not sure if it will stay that way given the recent direction of tech stocks.
