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      • Software Engineer- Early Career applicants have rated the interview process at Viasat with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer- Early Career roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Viasat overall takes an average of 28 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Viasat as a Software Engineer- Early Career according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Skills test:  50%

        One on one interview:  50%

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    • Software Engineer- Early Career Interview

      Feb 16, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Carlsbad, CA

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      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Viasat in Feb 2023

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      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Viasat (Carlsbad, CA) in Feb 2023

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