I also live in western Europe (UK) and refuse to interview with any company who hires this way. I work 100% from home and I earn ~$80,000.
FAANGs aren't the only things out there. I'm not sure why you specified that kind of company specifically, but you may want to consider that there are literally hundreds if not thousands of local or country-wide companies that can give you what you want.
My company probably isn't even the biggest company on the street and employes less than 50 people, and yet I get good pay, work 100% from home, and get 28 days paid leave. I work from 08:00 to 16:00 with 1 hour lunch and I haven't worked a minute of overtime in 5 years. FAANG isn't the be-all-and-end-all.
FAANGs aren't the only things out there. I'm not sure why you specified that kind of company specifically, but you may want to consider that there are literally hundreds if not thousands of local or country-wide companies that can give you what you want.
My company probably isn't even the biggest company on the street and employes less than 50 people, and yet I get good pay, work 100% from home, and get 28 days paid leave. I work from 08:00 to 16:00 with 1 hour lunch and I haven't worked a minute of overtime in 5 years. FAANG isn't the be-all-and-end-all.