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How FAANG Engineers Handle On-Call Rotations Without Burning Out
Episode 53 of The Tech Career Podcast dives into one of the most dreaded yet essential parts of engineering life: on-call rotations. Lucas breaks down how Google, Meta, and Amazon structure their on-call schedules, why engineers at Netflix famously have near-zero on-call burden, and the concrete playbook for surviving — even thriving — during rotation weeks. Luna pushes back on the 'blame culture' that makes pager duty miserable and shares a counterintuitive finding from a 2025 study: teams that review their incidents openly have 38% lower burnout rates. If you're a senior engineer tired of 3…
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