[tesrx]

I guess it's entirely dependent on the type of programmer. Low-level work with a huge emphasis on data structures and algos, absolutely.

[sfn42]

There is no programming without emphasis on algorithms and data structures. All code is algorithms, and works on data stored in, you guessed it - structures.

Every single person who writes code frequently will be better with a solid understanding of DSA, doesn't matter if you work with mainframe systems written in cobol or SPAs written in react.