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      What is the salary like at Viasat?

      Viasat reviews

      Overworked under paid

      Security analyst
      Former employee
      Carlsbad, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      i met some great people, benefits are good

      Cons

      lots of hours, no overtime pay, salary not comparable to other defense contractors

      3

      Decent Company to work for

      Customer support specialist
      Current employee
      Carlsbad, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great Benefits, lots of customer service appreciation, opportunities to move up, remote, decent pay, lots of virtual events

      Cons

      Training time wasted and could be better used to prepare for the role that you are going to be doing.

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

      Network engineer
      Current employee
      Carlsbad, CA
      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.

      3
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      Viasat Response
      now
      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!

      Great company to work for

      Contracts specialist
      Former employee
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good development opportunities, good work life balance and fair salary

      Cons

      None to list working with Inmarsat was a positive experience

      Good company, but not enough training package for new joiners

      Anonymous employee
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Viasat is great company for the following reasons: - Interesting projects which required the study of new techologies - Good salaries and benefits package which includes bonus, health+dental insurance, working from abroad, home office equipment cover

      Cons

      There are not enough training packaged for new joiners. If you join Viasat, it means that you will have to spend a lot of time just on studying.

      2

      A Quality Company Overall

      Receiving lead
      Former employee
      Carlsbad, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good culture, great benefits, and above average pay.

      Cons

      HR is soft on employee accountability.

      Sinking ship

      Anonymous employee
      Former employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits, flexible remote work env

      Cons

      Absolutely nothing to do with engineering No technical talent Uneducated staff

      2

      Solid Company

      Senior software engineering manager
      Current employee
      College Station, TX
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance, decent pay, great benefits

      Cons

      Too much emphasis on business, not enough on technology, salary can lag if you don't complain every once in a while

      1

      Good

      Site reliability engineer intern
      Current intern
      Carlsbad, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good culture, decent pay, remote

      Cons

      Fully remote made it hard to meet people, not much guidance

      Toxic Work Culture

      Product manager
      Former employee
      Carlsbad, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good salaries, benefits, flexible schedules, still can do home office.

      Cons

      Meetings can turn into battlefields, with no respect between coworkers and managers prefer to keep silent.

      2