What you wrote sounds like a good description of processes at my previous job, which I left after 7y. At the beginning I saw a problem, I solved it, got my hands in everything that needed a solution. I basically built the whole initial platform.

Later it was just all scrum wannabe agile and task after task, while experimentation was phased out and engineers were even forbidden to explore other topics than the team lead wanted, because according to him those topics were not close enough to the job. Guess what, all good engineers left. Now that team lead left as well, and if they didn't learn anything from that experience, I am sure they will wreak havoc somewhere else.