Is Viasat a good company to work for?

Viasat has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,124 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 67% 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?

67% 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 (47) , 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?

"benefits are great and very very cheap" ((in 226 reviews)); "Innovative and great culture allowing you to grow and develop" ((in 215 reviews)); "Good work life balance and expanding globally" ((in 179 reviews)); "The people are great and very outgoing." ((in 171 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 51 reviews))

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

"Pretty much everything starting from a bad management" ((in 63 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs" ((in 42 reviews)); "It's fun until you find out you have no recourse against a bad manager, and no one has your back." ((in 40 reviews)); "Low salary and less challenge" ((in 39 reviews)); "Senior leadership is an out of touch old boys club." ((in 32 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,743 total reviews)

Mark Dankberg

73% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Viasat has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,743 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Sep 3, 2021

"Startup" culture to justify toxic workplace

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, lots of teambuilding events.

Cons

They try to cultivate a "startup" culture, which means long hours and little support. A free lunch once a quarter does not make me want to work an extra 10 or even 20 hours a week. The idea behind working for a startup is sharing in the success, which does not happen.

2.0

Jul 12, 2021

Not great, not the worst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people getting work done. The majority of people responsible for design & implementation do great work and are a pleasure to get to know and collaborate with. Good medical benefits program.

Cons

Executive & senior leadership regularly ignores or trivializes constructive feedback and does not create a culture where the open discussion of ideas is promoted. Talking at a group of people does not count as a discussion. Lack of coherent vision and company priorities reinforces team silos and makes cross-team collaboration far more difficult than it should be.

Viasat Response

4y

Thank you for your candid feedback! We’re sorry to hear you had this experience. We are committed to listening to employee feedback and making the changes we need to make to ensure our employees have opportunities to learn and grow with Viasat. We wish you the best of luck in your future career!

3.0

May 18, 2021

Stay away from the Commercial Mobility department

Maintenance control supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, great benefits / perks.

Cons

Commercial mobility middle management is horrible. No training on equipment I am supposed to work on.

Viasat Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We are truly committed to listening to employee feedback and making the changes we need to make to ensure our employees have opportunities to learn and grow with Viasat. We wish you the best of luck in your future career!

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