Software Engineer Intern

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

As a Software Engineer/Data Science Intern at Viasat, you will work on innovative projects using groundbreaking technologies like large language models, cloud development, and modern web frameworks. These tools help address complex problems.

• Build impactful product features end‑to‑end. You’ll contribute to a modern web application used broadly inside the company, with opportunities to touch backend services, front‑end UI, and CI/CD workflows.
• Practice disciplined engineering. You’ll develop within a collaborative environment that emphasizes clean code, code review, and automated pipelines—skills that translate directly to professional software roles.
• Ship with users, not just to them. You’ll engage power users, collect feedback via lightweight research (surveys/focus groups), and iterate quickly so features solve real problems.

The day-to-day

Day-to-day, you'll work closely with a small development team, frequently interacting with our internal customers to:

• Build & implement features in a modern web stack, collaborating on APIs, data models, and UI with an emphasis on clarity and maintainability.
• Collect and synthesize user feedback by helping to compose and conduct surveys and focus groups, analyzing responses, and sharing insights that advise feature improvements and prioritization.
• Develop, test, and refine code as part of an active development cycle—writing small, incremental changes, fixing bugs, improving existing functionality, and validating changes through local testing.
• Contribute to quality—participate in code reviews and ship via CI/CD, learning how changes move safely from development to production users.

What you'll need


What will help you on the job

• Pursuing an MS/PhD in a data‑related field (applied mathematics, computer science/engineering, physics, or similar)
• Curiosity about full stack development and modern build tools and pipelines
• Passion towards user‑centric product development
• An attitude for raising the bar: clean code, thoughtful defaults, and an eye for making sophisticated workflows feel simple and reliable in production

Salary range

$20.91 - $56.97 / hourly. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $25.96 - $67.07/ hourly



At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at careers.viasat.com/LifeAtViasat/Benefits.
EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.