Is frontend engineering more challenging than backend engineering?
The UX layer is building software on a constantly shifting sandscape, but the backend is responsible for impeccable logic and data correctness.
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Frontend is more challenging because of the complexity required to deliver the same experience across dozens of devices and platforms.
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Frontend is inherently more challenging because human-computer interaction is the toughest problem in all of computer science.
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Backend is more challenging because infrastructure failures can have more severe consequences than a mediocre design choice.
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They’re both pretty complex to me.
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You’re asking the wrong question – there are many other types of engineering fields that are harder.
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