[calebkaiser]

I used to work for a technical recruiting platform. I can say that anecdotally, most startups are happy to have a FAANG engineer in their pipeline. If an engineer has the talent level for FAANG, and they want what comes with a startup role, they will generally work out. There might be some cultural ramp up, but it's almost always navigable.

The most common issue I saw around FAANG engineers and startups was actually retention (which is more broadly an issue throughout engineering). Owning a substantial piece of a company is an exciting thought when you first join, but after a year and a half of making 60% of your old salary, in which the startup has had enough ups and downs to make you question whether this equity will ever actually be worth anything, moving on can be very attractive.