I will agree that there is something I might call the "re-usability trap". Spending time and effort to abstract a problem or platform under the banner of re-us

I will agree that there is something I might call the "re-usability trap". Spending time and effort to abstract a problem or platform under the banner of re-usability and/or portability when the reality is that the principles are rather unlikely to swap in a new part of the platform. However.... I would strongly caution you that if your senior people seem to be making the solution more complicated that you feel is necessary, then perhaps you don't fully understand the problem.