[perdunov]

I think this is actually not a problem of overusing algorithms, but a problem of correctly separating the job titles related to software development.

There are software developers whose work actually requires no knowledge of algorithms, mathematics, or even CS besides their language, framework, and some architectural concepts.

On the other hand, there are "software developers" whose primary work is to develop algorithms and computational methods.

For historical reasons those roles are not always properly and clearly separated.

This can be one of the reasons why we have intimidating algorithmic interviews that are irrelevant to the actual work of the developers who are being interviewed.