Not really, code is a means to an end, we are paid to solve problems and sometimes it translates to writing or deleting code.

You're being pedantic here, but missing the point. The parent implies that they "go out of their way to keep their employer's code proprietary" because they are paid for it.

I was merely noting that they are not paid for that. They are paid to [solve problems] (which I expressed as "write code").