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Updated Feb 10, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Engineer at ViaSat
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 4 weeks)
Phone interview and face-to-face
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Reason for Declining
not a cultural fit
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at ViaSat
Posted Jan 28, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
Positives: Interview consisted of basic questions involving my work history and schooling. Nothing technical questioned, but it was by an HR rep and not the engineering department. Wanted to know what I knew about the company.
Negatives: Not a terribly negative experience, but there were some areas for improvement. Interview was on speaker phone and interviewer was incessantly typing on a keyboard loudly the entire time. Was questioned immediately about desired pay without opportunity to provide a negotiation. What should one expect in pay without knowing more about what is expected time wise and what other benefits may be provided? They may have had someone else in mind and were shopping around for a better deal.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineering Intern at ViaSat
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Carlsbad, CA (took a day)
It was a half behavioral and half technical interview with a program manager of the project for a summer internship. Internship process is straight forward, mostly judging to see if the candidate is a right fit for the project. Technical questions are related to coursework given from the resume, not something bizarre and irrelevant. Interviewer seems very positive and tries to look for your strengths.
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I got the interview through a College or University.
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Software Engineer Intern at ViaSat
Posted Jan 10, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Carlsbad, CA (took 2 weeks)
Made initial contact at the university career fair. Didn't hear back from them for months, then one day HR sends an email saying a manager is interested and wants to interview me. A week later I talked to the manager who I would be interning under and that was it. A few days later HR called to present the internship offer.
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Negotiation Details
Non-negotiable. Intern compensation rates were based on the candidate's year in school.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at ViaSat
Posted Nov 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Carlsbad, CA (took a day)
The initial phone screen consisted of questions regarding the use of interrupts, what a RTOS meant, UML usages, software design process.
The onsite wasn't that aggressive, standard C and C++ type questions, if you've prepared it wouldn't be a problem, what's a volatile variable, how is it used, the use of static, C++ access specifier.
Whiteboard problems consisted of implementing strcat, create a function that would shift an 8bit lower nibble with the upper nibble. It wasn't nothing terribly complicated.
Other than the hiring manager, everyone seemed ill prepared and was basically reading off the information from my resume. The campus and environment seemed very nice. The employees I spoke too seemed stress free.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Systems Engineer at ViaSat
Posted Oct 13, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took a day)
I did a background check and current / historical stock price analysis on the company and it's subsidiaries. The interview was a panel interview with 5 attendees and me. There were a few scenarios that I was asked to analyze and then I was tested on my ability to give instructions using 2 sets of colored blocks of different sizes. One set was arranged in a 3 dimensional pattern which I had to describe to a person standing behind me with another set of the same identical blocks. I was to walk the person through the layout and see if I could describe the orientation and end up with the same identical orientation. I was largely successful however I was not 100% missing the orientation of two of the blocks. The rest of the interview consisted of Q&A and lasted approximately 3 hours. I found the office staff and culture to be light-hearted - the dress was casual as I anticipated in an engineering environment.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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ASIC Design Verification Engineer at ViaSat
Posted Jun 2, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took a day)
It was a 1:1 interview which lasted for a whole day. Major focus was on my academic projects in ASIC verification as it was my first job. All the interviewers were very cordial and considerate. They quizzed me on issues similar to what their current projects were.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at ViaSat
Posted Apr 14, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Duluth, GA (took 2 weeks)
ViaSat's interviewing process was very organized and handled very professionally. They seem to really care about their employees and really strive for excellence in their industry. I enjoyed the experience and wish the best for their company.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Director of Program Management at ViaSat
Posted Feb 22, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 in Carlsbad, CA (took 1 week)
I was initially contacted and phone screened by someone from Staffing. Then had an onsite interview with six different people.
The strangest thing is that they want their application filled out, signed, and submitted when you show up for the onsite interview. It's largely redundant with your resume, but it also gives them unlimited permission to call references, perform security investigations, do credit checks, etc. I didn't want to give them that permission until I knew I wanted the job, so I didn't provide them the completed application. I think that really annoyed them, because even though I did great with the interviews, the staffing person never returned my calls again.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineer at ViaSat
Posted Feb 13, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
Process consisted of phone screening with recruiter, phone interview with manager and on-site interview with more than half a dozen individuals.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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