Does Shield AI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shield AI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shield AI. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shield AI?

65% of Shield AI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shield AI 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shield AI?

Engineer (10) , Software Engineer (10) , Intern (7) , Staff Software Engineer (5) , Engineering Manager (4) , Systems Engineer (4) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (3) , Staff Engineer (3) , AVO (2) , Business Development (2) , Customer Success (2) , Director (2) , Embedded Software Engineer (2) , Engineering (2)

What are the pros of working at Shield AI according to real employee reviews?

"The people here are amazing and the work and mission is inspiring." ((in 24 reviews)); "The team is awesome." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great culture and hands" ((in 12 reviews)); "Amazing CoWorkers" ((in 8 reviews)); "great benefit options" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shield AI according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance can be challenging because the company is growing at a very rapid pace." ((in 13 reviews)); "Long hours long hours long" ((in 12 reviews)); "Lots of people work long hours but not too many." ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor leadership and micro" ((in 11 reviews)); "Low salary, not at all competitive with other offers and not very willing to negotiate." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shield AI layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Shield AI layoffs and their outlook for job security at Shield AI in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Shield AI locations?

San Diego , Frisco , Dallas , Washington , Arlington , Prosper , Boston , Alexandria , Fort Worth , Texas City , San Jose

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Shield AI reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(194 total reviews)

Gary Steele

76% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

194 reviews

5.0

Apr 14, 2022

Incredible Team, Inspiring Mission, Hard Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people here are amazing and the work and mission is inspiring. I've worked at several large tech companies but this is the first time where at the end of the day, if I take a step back, I feel incredibly proud about the problem I'm helping solve.

Cons

We're working on solving incredibly hard problems. It's hard work - but the wins feel amazing b/c you immediately see how they connect with warfighters. Typical growing pains in very fast growing company, be comfortable wearing multiple hats.

5.0

Apr 14, 2022

Incredible Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Incredible Culture a company that honestly takes care of its people - Amazing People to work with - Awesome technology making a huge difference in our National Security - The best in Class

Cons

I haven't found any yet

4.0

Feb 11, 2022

Moving out of startup culture

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

State of the art in robotics Opportunity to work on challenging engineering problems with really smart people People who take initiative get rewarded

Cons

Work life balance is getting better but has a ways to go. Cultural shift towards being a “defense prime” means people feel like their contributions make less of an impact and the mission and values have been diluted.

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