Shift5 Reviews

4.2

78% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Josh Lospinoso

82% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Shift5 has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Shift5 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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35 reviews
5.0
27 Aug 2025
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Pros

- A fantastic mission, it doesn't feel like work. Wonderful culture. - You will make a difference here - You will find yourself in front of decision makers and customers - There is zero micromanagement - Great office in Rosslyn - Really good benefits and some quality of life options - Competitive pay - Unlimited PTO that people actually use

Cons

- One con may be if you want a very prescriptive 9 to 5. There are certainly roles that offer that here but as a startup you'll likely wear many hats,

5.0
26 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Passionate people all around the country aligned on a rapidly expanding set of hard problems. Rapidly changing, dynamic environment. We get to work with some of the coolest transportation and weapons systems on the planet - and make a difference to their mission/uptime/security. Advantages of remote work with enough in-person get togethers to stay connected

Cons

Sometime hard to keep up with the changes and manage WLB . Management is working hard to stay ahead of the change, but not always there. High expectations pull on limited resources.

5.0
21 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Nowhere else could I have learned so much, so quickly. I came in as a technical expert and have since had the opportunity to grow into leading a team and now helping steer the company's technical vision. This isn't a place where you are siloed; if you have the drive, you will be given opportunities to learn and take on responsibilities that are very difficult to find elsewhere. The work itself is some of the hardest and most meaningful in the industry. We're not just building another SaaS app, endpoint security tool, or data analytics platform; we're creating a complex hardware and software product for critical systems in a domain where the stakes are incredibly high. The problems are complex, the technology is fascinating, and the mission matters. You are surrounded by brilliant, driven people who are genuinely committed to solving these challenges.

Cons

This is a category-defining startup in the truest sense, and it operates in the demanding world of defense tech. It's hard. There are long hours, ambiguity, and the constant pressure to deliver on a complex product. We have definitely experienced failures and growing pains along the way. As a company, we haven't gotten everything right the first time (or the second time for that matter). The key difference is that there's a deep-seated culture of learning from those mistakes, adapting quickly, and persevering. It requires resilience, but that's how real growth happens.

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