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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
209
open professional roles
281
opened in the last 90 days
304 in the last 12 months
14%
of roles are remote
23
states hiring
California, Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, North Dakota, Rhode Island
What it hires for: Engineering (212), Operations (31), Marketing (7), Product (6), Finance (5). By level: mid level (103), senior ic (77), early career (57), manager (22), director (18).
Where: Carlsbad, California (56), Tempe, Arizona (26), Carlsbad, CA (21), Duluth, Georgia (18), Duluth, GA (13), Carlsbad, CA - Tempe, AZ (10), Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland (8), Carlsbad, California; Tempe, Arizona (8).
Main hubs: Carlsbad, CA (21), Duluth, GA (13). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Carlsbad, CA ranks
Where Carlsbad, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #9Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast61% · of 71
- #18Best cities for mid-career professionals61% · of 100
- #21Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the West Coast145 openings · of 60
- #24Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast31 jobs · of 47
- #24Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast13% · of 53
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Viasat in the industry job lists
Where Viasat places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #2Employers with the most open telecom jobs152 open · of 25
- #3Entry-level telecom jobs and who is hiring23 entry-level · of 21
Viasat hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Viasat's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 304 professional roles in that time.
- 34 of Viasat's 181 open roles (19%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 31 open roles (17%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, Microsoft Copilot (M365), GitHub Copilot, AWS Bedrock.
- Of the 40 open roles that state where the work happens, 26 remote, 7 hybrid, 7 on-site.
- Among open roles, 87 require a security clearance.
- 14% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 23% for Telecommunications employers.
- 23 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 27 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Viasat ranks #11 of 79 Telecommunications employers we track.
What Viasat asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 61
- agile 47
- linux 38
- ci/cd 35
- c++ 29
- supply chain 23
- matlab 21
- risk management 19
- scrum 19
- github 18
AI tools named: Claude (10), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (10), GitHub Copilot (4), AWS Bedrock (1), Azure OpenAI (1), ChatGPT (1). AI certifications named: Azure AI Engineer (AI-102) (1).
How Viasat compares with Telecommunications employers
| Measure | Viasat | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 181 | 28 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 14% | 23% |
| Roles that are remote | 14% | 0% |
Median across 77 Telecommunications employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Viasat pays
Across 44 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 14% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Viasat appears
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Common questions
- Is Viasat hiring?
- Viasat has 209 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 281 opened in the last 90 days and 304 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Viasat pay?
- Across 44 postings with a posted salary range, Viasat's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Viasat hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 34 of Viasat's 181 open roles (19%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Viasat offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 40 open roles that state where the work happens, 26 remote, 7 hybrid, 7 on-site.
- What skills does Viasat ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (61), agile (47), linux (38), ci/cd (35), c++ (29), supply chain (23).
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