# Why it's completely fine to not work at a MAANG

DevFeed: [Why it's completely fine to not work at a MAANG](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-it-s-completely-fine-to-not-work-at-a-maang-25684.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.sanskar10100.dev/why-i-do-not-want-to-work-for-maang>)

Author: Sanskar Agrawal

Published: 2021-11-08T16:37:54Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Sanskar's Stuff](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/sanskar-s-stuff.md>)

Topics: [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>)

Tags: [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [jobs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jobs.md>), [opinion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinion.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>)

## AI overview

The author argues that becoming a good engineer and creating value do not require working at a MAANG company. They suggest that startups and small or medium-sized companies may offer more freedom to shape products and build features, automation, auditing, and monitoring tools, while acknowledging possible trade-offs such as lower pay, fewer perks, and longer hours.

## Source excerpt

Perhaps a little bit of clarification is in order: I do want to work at Google. They have an amazing engineering culture and excellent tooling for people like me. I'm just not aiming for it like it's the end of the world and the sole goal of my life....