I'm confused why you feel embarrassed? Do you think they feel embarrassed that you can write React yet don't know how to write patches for the Linux kernel?
It's a different domain with a different skillset.
I meant I was embarrassed that these experienced engineers have to put up with some of the bad parts (I think) of web dev, that React (hooks) has a lot of unnecessary complexity and requires some unique mindset you have to train specifically for, unlike other frameworks have more direct and more intuitive solutions to the problem and I believe will be trivial for these engineers to get a grasp on.