Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks.
I went through the interview process a few different times for different roles, and in that time the process began with a 15-minute recruiter call which was pretty straightforward. After this, I moved forward to a take-home coding assignment where I was expected to update a toy autonomy application to achieve some new functionality. This was not very difficult.
Afterwards, I moved forward to a hiring manager call where I was asked mostly about my background and some difficult problems I solved. Finally, I moved on to a final panel which was roughly 4-5 hours and mostly focused on behavioral questions.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Shield AI Senior Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Shield AI's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shield AI's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Shield AI Work Experiences
- 4.0Great company with competitive pay, but expect long hoursSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Diego, CAAugust 18, 2026Pros: Great company, competitive salary and benefits, friendly people, free snacks.Cons: Information is sometimes not very centralized or documented, with a lot of people knowing different pieces of the full puzzle, making it difficult to track who knows what. Also, there are long hours.
- 1.0Poor Leadership, Worse BenefitsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 20, 2024Pros: The day-to-day team members are great.Cons: Expected 50 hour work week (less than 45 hours will lead to a "nuanced" separation). Constant restructuring of company organization leads to people doing jobs not related to what they were hired for. Benefits are constantly being reduced/removed. No company sponsored work events (i.e. happy hours). No internal promotions.
- 5.0I love Shield.aiSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeWashington, DCDecember 4, 2024Pros: Best Engineers I've ever worked with. Passionate co-workers. There is no shortage of cool work to do.Cons: The people here are dedicated to thier work, if you don't have a passion for what Shield does and your not willing to work more than a normal 40 hour week to accomplish a goal you are passionate about, then Shield may not be the place for you.
