Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,200 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 92% of employees would recommend working at Calix to a friend and 92% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Calix have been left by employees working as Senior Solutions Engineer , Customer Success Manager and Customer Operations Representative .

Does Calix pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Calix employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Calix. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Calix?

92% of Calix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Calix 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Calix?

Staff Software Engineer (33) , Principal Software Engineer (26) , Software Engineer (26) , Sales (23) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Director (20) , Senior Manager (19) , Senior Solutions Engineer (18) , Regional Sales Manager (17) , Customer Success Manager (15) , Systems Engineer (13) , Manager (12) , Sales Manager (12) , Customer Operations Representative (11) , Sales Engineer (11)

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

"great benefits and share options" ((in 129 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 89 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 80 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 49 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible for most." ((in 44 reviews))

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

"Sudden layoffs:" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Calix layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Calix locations?

San Jose , Petaluma , Dallas , Minneapolis , Denver , Richardson , San Francisco , Boston , Chicago , New York , Phoenix , Nashville , Atlanta , Salt Lake City , Los Angeles , Richmond , Washington , Cary , Raleigh , Norwich , San Diego , Santa Barbara , Seattle , Eugene , Plymouth , Kansas City , Saint Louis , Charlotte , Austin , Plano

Calix reviews

4.5

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,134 total reviews)

Michael Weening

94% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Senior management

4.3

Career opportunities

Calix has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,134 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Calix employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Apr 15, 2024

Amazing work environment and flexible

Senior qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I feel all the benefits , Work life balance, Pay, Recognization, Learning what not .. Everything positive

Cons

No Cons as of now

Calix Response

2y

We appreciate the time you took to leave a review on your experience as a Calix employee. It is great to see that you feel you are rewarded and recognized for your contributions to the company. At Calix, we see our culture as ever-evolving, and credit it to our dedicated employees! Please share any feedback you may have in the future with us so we can continue to enhance our culture!

4.0

Apr 11, 2024

Work life balance

Member of technical staff test automation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No one is pushing you deadly and you have freedom to choose the best way to accomplish job tasks

Cons

Sometimes the high-level management thinks Calix can do bigger projects but actually we can't

4.0

Apr 3, 2024

Great Company, Great Culture

Sr. sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, great culture, collaborative team enviornment.

Cons

None that I can think of at this time

Calix Response

2y

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review on your experience at Calix! We are thrilled to hear that you are enjoying our culture and collaborative team environment. Please feel free to connect with your leader or Talent and Culture Business Partner should you ever have any feedback to share regarding your experience as a Calix employee!

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