Does VIAVI Solutions pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VIAVI Solutions employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VIAVI Solutions. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VIAVI Solutions?

59% of VIAVI Solutions employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated VIAVI Solutions 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VIAVI Solutions?

Software Engineer (26) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Technical Support Engineer (13) , Sales (9) , Manager (8) , Engineer (6) , Director (5) , Senior Engineer (5) , Applications Analyst (4) , Project Manager (4) , Regional Sales Manager (4) , Sales Director (4) , Staff Engineer (4) , Account Executive (3) , Account Manager (3)

What are the pros of working at VIAVI Solutions according to real employee reviews?

"Great organization and people." ((in 46 reviews)); "Good work life balance is good" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good products and good benefits" ((in 35 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice" ((in 21 reviews)); "good learning, culture, benefits thats all" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at VIAVI Solutions according to real employee reviews?

"Management in shared services groups and NSE is very poor but management is good in the OSP group." ((in 26 reviews)); "> Upper management is awful" ((in 14 reviews)); "Pay is low" ((in 13 reviews)); "frequent layoffs" ((in 12 reviews)); "Very poor leadership and the market is taking notice." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about VIAVI Solutions layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about VIAVI Solutions layoffs and their outlook for job security at VIAVI Solutions in 2026.

What are the top reviewed VIAVI Solutions locations?

Santa Rosa , Germantown , San Jose , Wichita , Milpitas , Atlanta , Colorado Springs , Rochester , Chandler , Raleigh , Minneapolis , Dallas , Eden Prairie , Indianapolis , Columbus , Lenexa , Rockville , Miami , Commerce , Roanoke , Saint Louis , Phoenix , Washington , Austin , Minnetonka , San Diego , Santa Clara , Francestown , Denver , Windsor

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VIAVI Solutions reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(520 total reviews)

Oleg Khaykin

69% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

VIAVI Solutions has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 520 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The VIAVI Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

520 reviews

2.0

Mar 23, 2022

Overworked and underappreciated

Principal hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good coworkers, decent technology, near home.

Cons

Raises were behind inflation until I lost all will to continue for the excessive hours I worked.

5.0

May 13, 2021

Good company

Sales team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice corporate culture at VIAVI

Cons

few cons: long term vision for business growth is not clearly articulated.

3.0

Nov 30, 2020

Laid back

Electronics technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quiet, no pressure, good with home life work aroud

Cons

Does not pay enough and hardly give raises

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