Yes, I think FAANG grouping is too narrow. The true group is "big tech" - with the regular FAANGS, as well as Uber, Airbnb, Stripe, Pinterest, etc... While ea

Yes, I think FAANG grouping is too narrow. The true group is "big tech" - with the regular FAANGS, as well as Uber, Airbnb, Stripe, Pinterest, etc... While each company has some unique qualities, my guess is that being an engineer in any of these places would be pretty similar and include: * A lot of engineers and teams * Lots of organizational / promo based manuevering and social engineering * Problems at scale - some technology, but mainly "number of cooks in the kitchen" * Work which might not be very interesting * high compensation My guess is that the OP's concerns would hold true at most of these big tech places that pay top dollar.