No Engineering Managers, No PMs, 500 Slack Channels: How fal Actually Operates Day to Day

fal runs with no engineering-manager role, few one-on-ones, no product managers as of mid-2026, and a habit of hiring only when it really hurts. This episode explains the operating model, the in-office San Francisco culture, what the two Glassdoor reviews say, and how to show you would thrive in it.