Even smart engineers ultimately have a product manager who makes the call. Many times before I've been on projects where the team said we should not do somethin

Even smart engineers ultimately have a product manager who makes the call. Many times before I've been on projects where the team said we should not do something in a particular way only for a product manager or their superior to say no, we'll do this as it aligns with company goals or "we'll come back and fix it later". Then you either have to put up and do it or you'll be strategically moved elsewhere or be managed out of the job.