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How FAANG Engineers Handle Imposter Syndrome
Lucas and Luna explore how FAANG engineers actually deal with imposter syndrome on the job. They discuss a 2025 Blind survey where 67% of FAANG engineers admitted feeling like frauds at least once a month, and break down specific strategies used at Google and Meta — including a practice Google calls 'competence journaling' and a Meta peer-review ritual called 'acknowledgment Fridays.' Lucas shares a concrete example from a former Apple engineer who tracked 18 months of code reviews to build objective evidence of his impact. Luna pushes back on whether these tactics are just coping mechanisms…
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