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

Viasat reviews

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

3.0

Aug 22, 2024

family company till viasat

Production engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good for everybody as it has a family themed spirit

Cons

too many hats as legacy brands made things redundant

5.0

Aug 21, 2024

Best Company I’ve Ever Worked For

Deputy program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and benefits for employees

Cons

The commute was hard because Carlsbad is an expensive place to live

4.0

Aug 21, 2024

Culture has been lost since the merger with Inmarsat. Great flexibility; great benefits

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great flexibility, great benefits, decent pay. Learning culture. Great colleagues.

Cons

Been a rough few years. 3 layoffs and executives aren’t transparent.

Viasat Response

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Thank you for the review! We're glad to hear that you appreciate the flexibility, benefits, and learning culture at our company, along with having the opportunity to work with some truly amazing people. We are always carefully considering how to streamline our operations while still capitalizing on our most strategic opportunities and, most importantly, continuing to invest in the future of the company. That said, we truly value your feedback and are committed to being as transparent as possible to help our employees understand the rationale behind difficult decisions and all the tradeoffs considered. Keep up the amazing work!

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