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Thank you for being charitable. I speak English well enough to fare in FAANG as senior engineer.

But I always notice how a native English speaker almost always speak perfect English. They pick the right word to use and many other small things that make their English superb.

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You seem to be confusing english speaking ability with the ability to communicate and articulate well. Communication is not about being able to speak english perfectly, it's firstly about listening and understanding the context of requirements. It's about being approachable enough so that the clients/stakeholders want to work with you, and clarify things with you, which in turn leads to a product which is close enough to something that they needed.

I don't think they're confusing anything; I thought their use of the word, "articulate" was pretty apt.

No worries :) You speak English well enough that I agree you shouldn't have any problems communicating in a technical discussion. Personally I find thick accents to be a bigger obstacle to communication than stumbles in grammar. But realistically most engineers will be professional and charitable enough to work around either issue as long as you're earnest.

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