The interesting premise of these types of problems is that if one can solve low-level problems with low-level languages while optimizing for performance that th

The interesting premise of these types of problems is that if one can solve low-level problems with low-level languages while optimizing for performance that this is the key trait of "good engineering." I wonder if this is based on research. One might speculate that the performance-centric talents that are essential to low-level coding (filesystems, OSs, database engines) may not be the same set of skills that apply to high-level open-ended problem solving (such as figuring out a realistic algorithm to power a dating site, acknowledging human nature's role, or architecting an AWS competitor, etc).