Viasat·Software Engineer

Viasat Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Positive

United StatesPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter call, I ended up with a mix of conversations focused more on how I’d work with others than on hard coding.

The first step was a phone screen where the goal felt like getting to know me, and I tried to connect my technical background naturally instead of keeping it purely behavioral. A short time after that, I sat in a technical interview with my future manager that still blended behavior with technical discussion. It ran for about an hour and felt like a real conversation rather than a checklist.

Overall it didn’t feel stressful from a difficulty standpoint, and the interviewers were approachable. I remember the pace being conversational and the questions tending to center on team fit and

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