Oh they are to be found if you look around. ;). Probably more common in less driven or corporate environments - so public sector e:g universities/ government, "

Oh they are to be found if you look around. ;). Probably more common in less driven or corporate environments - so public sector e:g universities/ government, "unfashionable" but still interesting fields such as telecomms. I'd echo the sibling comment that perhaps FAANG is not the place, that's where people go to make the most bucks but possibly at the expense of having any fun at work. Having anything to do with a large open source project can enable you to meet cool people, and have shared creativity which is awesome. Good luck with finding more of such people :)