Fairy Dust and Poor Management - Engineer Shield AI Employee Review

1.0
10 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- One of a few companies actually trying to apply reinforcement learning to real world problems, although still in the research phase. - Culture has redeeming qualities at times

Cons

- Low salary, not at all competitive with other offers and not very willing to negotiate. - As an employee, you will have no opportunity to provide feedback on any of your superiors - Raising money by making promises about products they either do not exist or have a low probability of success in the near term. Company will overpromise, you will attempt to make up for the gap and deliver, and you will not be recognized nor appreciated for your efforts - Employees have been lied to about the company's future as well as the future of the employees - Little to no education opportunities - No career opportunities

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5.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
25 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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