Viasat·Software Engineer

Viasat Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

San Jose, CAPosted Apr 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied and went through recruiter scheduling into a WebEx-style interview first, where the focus was on fundamentals like Linux, networking, and Python.

After that, I was brought in for onsite interviews in San Jose, CA, and the onsite was packed—four interviews plus lunch over the course of the day.

During the whiteboard portion, it felt more ambiguous than I expected. I honestly discussed what I wasn’t fully confident about, and I could feel that a couple of interviewers didn’t follow my explanation well. When I tried to describe my approach, they weren’t giving clear confirmations or direction, so I had to explicitly ask whether they understood what I was doing. There was also a dynamic where they would push toward efficiency without

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