Ambitious environment - Staff Software Engineer Shield AI Employee Review

4.0
Jan 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- ambitious leadership trying to do a lot at once. This creates a lot of opportunities for growth both technically and in career ladder - the engineers around me have always been fantastic

Cons

- spread thin. Doing too many things at once means lots of things are not done well - direction continues to shift frequently

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great teammates and environment for intern. Good pay and benefits with gym access.

Cons

No large cons, it is a good internship.

2.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A majority of the company is filled with good-willed, nice, curious people across AI, aviation, geospatial, engineering and instructional spaces.

Cons

Too many of the operational decisions are made by sof guys with virtually zero experience in any of the fields relevant to the company...including strategic operations or even tactical isr. Too many has-beens used to working with no oversight. Money and equipment constantly disappearing. The company is like a toddler walking around in their parents clothes. Poor scaling. Almost non-existent safety considerations. Prior service in corporate is always something that needs to be addressed but the amount of sof guys this company employees just so they can put "elite" in every tagline is ridiculous. They complain constantly just to freeze or meltdown in the lightest stressful situations. Virtually unteachable so they are removed and elevated into positions that avoid that dynamic. We can't get people to stop being vindictive bigots every time they are corrected or called out for lying in a meeting to save our lives but we sure will platform the latest self-help garbage from some other hack of a seal because so-in-so met him once or likes his podcast.

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