Working in software engineering is to write code

And so much more...

It is:

Design Meetings.

Retrospectives.

1-2-1s.

Stand-ups.

Ticket shaping.

Project boards.

Pair programming.

Lone programming.

Grabbing a coffee.

Laughing with a colleague.

Seeing the junior gain confidence.

Being taught by someone.

Teaching someone.

Team outings.

Team biscuits.