Shield AI reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(194 total reviews)
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Gary Steele

76% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Shield AI has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 194 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shield AI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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194 reviews
5.0
Oct 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I have loved working here. Shield tries to do things the right way setting you up for success in your career. The people here are intelligent, skilled, and kind. You can rely on your coworkers and learn tons from them. I feel I am a much better engineer today than I was when I started thanks to the company's concerted effort to develop its employees through mentorship, self directed learning, and work opportunities. Also, the work life balance is great, the work is interesting, and the mission is something I can get behind and be proud of.

Cons

Things are moving quickly causing a little chaos at times. Still the processes in place do a great job of minimizing the chaos.

5.0
Oct 11, 2023

Growing and Caring

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company is still growing rapidly and I believe the mission of the company and how it holds to its core beliefs is what is driving success. The work being done feels important for sure

Cons

Everyone is hustle and bustling and it's fairly easy to get isolated to just the small sector you're working on

1.0
Sep 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Noble mission, some talented engineers

Cons

Like others, I ignored some bad reviews here because I was excited by the opportunity to work on new technology and to do something meaningful for my country. Over 2 and a half years, I came to be deeply disappointed in both the technology and the vision. At first I thought the HR problems were the result of inexperience, but, over time, I came to see that there was something deeply toxic in the company's treatment of people. I'm a cis-man, but even I could see that women are treated poorly, and there is no diversity. People who are dedicated are let go for reasons I can't determine. Repeatedly, I saw the failure of impossible and misconceived projects blamed on solid engineers who put in insane hours trying to meet deadlines that were invented to please senior management. This treatment of people isn't accidental, either; this company is unethical to its core. I wish it could be what they market it to be, but a company that lies so consistently to its employees also lies about its product. At base, the product can't do what it claims to do, and no one in the technical chain of management is competent enough to understand this. There are very talented engineers at the middle and senior level, but they're hamstrung by the direction coming from senior management. I had significant equity and experience in software engineering and technology management, and I was really excited to work here. I ignored all the negative reviews on Glassdoor - if you're entertaining an offer, I hope you'll learn from my mistake and think twice about this company. Management will lie to your face; you will work extended hours for nothing because upper management really has no clue what they are doing, and they are unwilling to listen.

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