I think this is in line with what someone once called "fetishizing complexity". If I work on a project that is complex, I am a good engineer because I solve ha

I think this is in line with what someone once called "fetishizing complexity". If I work on a project that is complex, I am a good engineer because I solve hard problems. If I work on a simple problem, I'm just another code monkey. I think a good engineer can take a complex problem and frame it in a simple light. I think a less great engineer can take the same complex problem and come up with a complex solution. From many perspectives, the second engineer is the one innovating. Note: I'm talking about complexity in a business sense. There are many problems that are mathematically difficult and don't fall under this umbrella.