> But in the meantime, my days are quite frustrating because I'm in teaching mode most of the time instead of building stuff.
Look at this as a huge opportunity for you to grow and increase your impact, to become a staff+ eng. Uplevel, teach, "use" them as a lever to do at the end much more than you would be able to do alone
Also it sounds like there is a need to be more aggressive with managing your calendar. At some point you have to organize your time into blocks where you can actually do work and manage when you are in "teaching mode".
Look at this as a huge opportunity for you to grow and increase your impact, to become a staff+ eng. Uplevel, teach, "use" them as a lever to do at the end much more than you would be able to do alone