> Yes, but as a programmer I'd rather have a mediocre programmer who is a good communicator and who knows how to integrate with the team I wholeheartedly agree

> Yes, but as a programmer I'd rather have a mediocre programmer who is a good communicator and who knows how to integrate with the team I wholeheartedly agree with this, but fwiw, the FAANG companies OP applies for generally speaking don't. I think the applicable advice is for OP to go work for a smaller company.