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I did well in data structures and algorithms in uni, but I have never had those topics come up in my 4 years of being a software developer. I'm in web development, FWIW.
So you don't really have to know that stuff, depending on what kind of software engineering that you get into.
I've done Telephony, Games and I'm currently working in a high performance context. 99% of the time, you don't need to be thinking about Big O