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 23 reviews)); "Team is great" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great culture and hands" ((in 16 reviews)); "Interesting work and great pay" ((in 9 reviews)); "Amazing CoWorkers" ((in 8 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 11 reviews)); "Lots of people work long hours but not too many." ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor leadership and micro" ((in 10 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

Shield AI reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(194 total reviews)

Gary Steele

76% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

194 reviews

5.0

Dec 4, 2020

When mission, intelligence and authenticity collide!

Talent acquisition manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Team that actually lives our core values out every day -Super smart team mates -Opportunity to work on a variety of projects and make a genuine impact every day

Cons

Really hard to think of any

5.0

Nov 4, 2020

Scaling up and I'm so happy to be a part of the exciting growth!

Talent acquisition

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Incredibly innovative technology- game changing -Solid leadership -Ability to make an immediate impact due to the startup environment -Chance to be a part of something great!

Cons

There really aren't any, the startup environment is fast paced and still in the building process so anyone joining needs to expect that

5.0

Mar 12, 2020

Positive attitudes working hard on some extremely exciting technology

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Surprisingly responsive leadership. Positive environment. Helpful and competent coworkers. No blaming or shaming etc. which is all to common at other places.

Cons

Some growing pains associated with scaling up, like any startup.

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Staff Video Editor (R5256)

PLM Systems Administrator (R4896)

Senior Systems Administrator (R5242)

Manager, Dev Platform Engineering (R4979)

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When mission, intelligence and authenticity collide!

Scaling up and I'm so happy to be a part of the exciting growth!

Positive attitudes working hard on some extremely exciting technology

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