There's definitely a movement towards simplicity, adjacent to the movement towards complexity. For example Phoenix LiveView, which provides a SPA-like experience to the user while keeping the logic server-side. Making a beautiful, rich web application is definitely simpler than ever, as long as you pick your tools correctly. On the other hand, working in a company with hundreds of engineers, the job is probably harder than ever, as there is a lot of over-engineering going on and you need a ton of knowledge about so many different tools.

Large teams tend towards complexity and it's understandable and frustrating at the same time.