Is Viasat a good company to work for?

Viasat has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,123 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 48% 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 (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?

"Innovative and great culture allowing you to grow and develop" ((in 230 reviews)); "benefits are great and very very cheap" ((in 226 reviews)); "Good work life balance and expanding globally" ((in 174 reviews)); "The people are great and very outgoing." ((in 172 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 62 reviews)); "Constant instability and layoffs" ((in 38 reviews)); "It's fun until you find out you have no recourse against a bad manager, and no one has your back." ((in 38 reviews)); "Senior leadership is an out of touch old boys club." ((in 32 reviews)); "Upper management became complacent, lazy, and didn't see the red flags when VS2 failed to deploy." ((in 22 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

(1,742 total reviews)

Mark Dankberg

74% approve of CEO

48% 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 1,742 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

5.0

Sep 2, 2020

Pleased to work here

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You feel that you fit everywhere. Very good company culture and helpful and nice team mates. A lot of opportunities and learning. Recognize your effort. Very good life - work balance.

Cons

I found that some times there is a bit of lack of communication between some teams or management but I see each day is getting better and everyone (as far as I saw) is keen and willing to change.

Viasat Response

5y

Thanks for the support! We’re so happy to hear you’ve had this experience with us. Company culture is vital to our success. We want our employees to know the role they have in our mission and feel empowered and supported to move their career and innovation in the right direction. Trust, freedom and opportunity isn’t just a core value we toss around. We all feel connected to it. Our employees have the autonomy to find a work-life balance that works for them and their team. They also have endless opportunities to learn, connect with their colleagues and our communities, and help us make internal changes reflective of the needs of our employees. We can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish here at Viasat.

5.0

Aug 3, 2020

Company with vast opportunities

Software engineer-1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have been working with Viasat full-time for a year now. Amazing leadership, flexible work hours, open work culture, diversity are just some of the few good things to start with . New employees are given an opportunity to choose teams through an event called Shevron considering their interest and expertise. Many opportunities to learn here and employees are encouraged to take up various tasks and learning courses

Cons

Would like to see Viasat offices outside Tamil Nadu as well

4.0

Jul 9, 2020

Overall pretty good, but encourages mediocracy

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible working hours Comfortable environment for research. Good support for DS operations.

Cons

Mostly research oriented, no production scale work Data science is not a key part of the business which leads to a lot of waste in the data science process. Not much opportunities for promotion (e.g. team leader, senior DS).

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