Item: Viasat
Rating: 2
Author: Former employee - Program Manager

Question 1

Is Viasat a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Viasat has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,125 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.

Question 2

Does Viasat pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Viasat?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Viasat?

Accepted Answer

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)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"benefits are great and very very cheap" ((in 226 reviews)); "Innovative and great culture allowing you to grow and develop" ((in 221 reviews)); "Great work life balance even for full" ((in 174 reviews)); "The people are great and very outgoing." ((in 167 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 50 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Pretty much everything starting from a bad management" ((in 64 reviews)); "Constant instability and 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 40 reviews)); "Senior leadership is an out of touch old boys club." ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management became complacent, lazy, and didn't see the red flags when VS2 failed to deploy." ((in 23 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Viasat layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Viasat locations?

Accepted Answer

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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