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?

"benefits are great and very very cheap" ((in 233 reviews)); "Great culture and chill environment" ((in 227 reviews)); "Good work life balance and expanding globally" ((in 172 reviews)); "The people are great and very outgoing." ((in 172 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 52 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 44 reviews)); "It's fun until you find out you have no recourse against a bad manager, and no one has your back." ((in 42 reviews)); "Low salary and less challenge" ((in 36 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

5.0

Jul 1, 2019

Phenomenal Company, Great Culture, Excellent Opportunities!

Aftermarket services representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The company culture is unbeatable, executive leadership is approachable (actually all leadership is approachable), open door policy means just that, phenomenal work life balance, the company cares about it employees. Great benefits and you work with/around a bunch of high caliber people!

Cons

Viasat sets the standard high regarding their company culture and the people you work with! If you plan to make Viasat nothing more than a stepping stone in your career path prepare yourself to be disappointed when you pursue employment elsewhere. This is my fourth company in my career and will be my forever employer.

Viasat Response

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Kudos for sharing your Viasat experience! We pride ourselves on our unique culture that empowers and challenges our employees and we're so glad you do too! We so proud of the approachability of our executive leadership and aim to cultivate an environment where we work as one team. We want to create the best experiences for our employees and our amazing benefits—especially our learning and development resources—allow us to do just that. We’re are lucky to have you!

1.0

Aug 20, 2018

The last place I would recommend for a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition position

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Working directly with the hiring managers and candidates is great. The company does cool things. Groups outside of Human Resources and Talent Acquisition seem to be pretty good.

Cons

Human Resources and Talent Acquisition leadership continues to go downhill. This is the worst group I have ever worked in. Can’t even really call it a team since leadership is big on people completing (in a negative way) against each other. HR/TA Leadership has put people into manager and director positions that absolutely should not be leaders in any way. The result is managers and directors that are terrible listeners, poor communicators, huge on throwing people under the bus, in it only for themselves, insecure, indecisive, manipulative and back-stabbing. They follow exactly what they see in the HR/TA top leadership people.

2.0

Feb 27, 2016

Avoid Viasat

Fpga engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of free food and relaxed. Lots of meetings

Cons

Company does hire and layoffs every year

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