Is Viasat a good company to work for?

Viasat has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,122 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Viasat to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Viasat have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Intern and Systems Test Engineer .

Does Viasat pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Viasat employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Viasat. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Viasat?

68% of Viasat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Viasat 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Viasat?

Software Engineer (206) , Engineer (46) , Program Manager (46) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Software Engineer(Internship) (33) , Software Engineering Intern (25) , Systems Engineer (25) , Project Manager (24) , Software Engineer Intern (24) , Member Of Technical Staff (21) , Manager (20) , Hardware Engineer (16) , Intern (16) , Systems Test Engineer (16) , Network Engineer (15)

What are the pros of working at Viasat according to real employee reviews?

"Innovative and great culture allowing you to grow and develop" ((in 230 reviews)); "benefits are great and very very cheap" ((in 226 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 180 reviews)); "The people are great and very outgoing." ((in 165 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 47 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Viasat according to real employee reviews?

"Pretty much everything starting from a bad management" ((in 68 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs" ((in 41 reviews)); "It's fun until you find out you have no recourse against a bad manager, and no one has your back." ((in 41 reviews)); "Low salary and less challenge" ((in 40 reviews)); "Senior leadership is an out of touch old boys club." ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Viasat layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Viasat layoffs and their outlook for job security at Viasat in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Viasat locations?

Carlsbad , Tempe , San Diego , Duluth , Denver , College Station , Englewood , Atlanta , Germantown , Austin , Phoenix , Houston , San Jose , Boston , Gilbert , Washington , Bryan , Cleveland , Seattle , New York , Marlborough , Quincy , Chicago , Carlsbad , El Paso , Encinitas , San Luis Obispo , Colorado Springs , Baltimore , Gaithersburg

Viasat reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,741 total reviews)

Mark Dankberg

74% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Viasat has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Viasat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Dec 28, 2016

Pick the right team to work with

Program/project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent C level management, Flexible work environment, Good office and work environment, A lot of nice and knowledgeable people, competitive salary.

Cons

Very tight in giving out RSUs to lower level employees - much lower than average SD companies. Poor middle management who have been promoted because of their technical talent but lack leadership and basic management skills. Heterogeneous culture and values, such as big contrast between Denver and Carlsbad offices. Denver office is entangled in their hierarchical, and process oriented culture as oppose to Carlsbad. The same level employee who has 3 layers to top management in CLBD may have as many as 6 layers in Denver. Your advancement is hit and miss and highly dependent on who your boss maybe.

2.0

Sep 26, 2016

Kind of a disorganized mess

Software engineer new grad

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing benefits - Very good salary - Lots of very passionate people - Many company events (baseball, ski trip, etc.) - Flexible work environment

Cons

- DISORGANIZED! It took me two weeks to get my NDA signed because people weren't alerted to my start date - Absentee manager - Complete lack of cohesive development process. Everything was just thrown together at last minute - Broken promises. I talked to my staffing manager about changing roles due to dissatisfaction with where I was, and got absolutely no resolution. Just temporary placating until I stopped complaining.

2.0

Mar 12, 2016

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Facility. Free Coffee. Cultures vary from building to building, but people are generally nice.

Cons

Indecisive management providing conflicting direction from day to day. Experienced at the front end of a program, marketing, but not at what's required for sell-off. Rude to customers. Constantly changing priorities prevent completion of tasks in a timely and cost effective manner.

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