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 234 reviews)); "Innovative and great culture allowing you to grow and develop" ((in 223 reviews)); "Work life balance is great !!" ((in 177 reviews)); "The people are great and very outgoing." ((in 168 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Pretty much everything starting from a bad management" ((in 61 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 39 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 24 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

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3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,743 total reviews)

Mark Dankberg

73% 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 1,743 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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2K reviews

4.0

Oct 24, 2019

Great benefits & work culture but nepotism is an issue.

Security assistant

Recommend

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Pros

Flexible scheduling, full benefits, open campus, work location (Carlsbad is a beautiful city & the site is located near restaurants and shopping), and onsite amenities such as coffee houses, cafeteria, beer gardens, gym, basketball and volleyball courts. Another nice pro are the office spaces and floor plans. Overall ViaSat is just a really nice place to work.

Cons

ViaSat has a nepotism issue. Some positions pay lower than market value. This seems to apply mostly to none engineering positions.

2.0

Aug 17, 2018

Not a career company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Work was interesting to a point

Cons

Locked in to a position with no chance of advance

3.0

Apr 27, 2018

Could be great, but fails. Engineers know nothing about messaging or marketing or development of corporate culture.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay. Great benefits. If you liked middle-school, you'll love it here.

Cons

Bad communication. Broken promises. A lot of gas lighting. If you are male and under 30, you will thrive. If you are an "other," you will be in good company, but your opportunities to advance will be non-existent. Lots of color and diversity among the troops, but all the leaders are men. The walk the floor sometimes but on only stop to chat with the men. Sorry ladies/poc, you are just window dressing.

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Great benefits & work culture but nepotism is an issue.

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