Shield AI·Software Engineer

Shield AI Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I made it to the third round, specifically a coding interview, and things were going well up until that point.

The recruiter and hiring manager seemed genuinely interested, and they were open about the role. The direction felt clear early on, and they felt transparent.

Then the coding interview itself went off track. The interviewer showed up 25 minutes late, and the questions didn’t seem well planned. When I tried to ask questions to clarify what they wanted, I found that instead of helping, the explanations only made everything more confusing.

After that, I didn’t move forward. My honest takeaway was that the earlier rounds felt respectful and well-intentioned, but this one coding session felt

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