Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,203 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 1% 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) , Software Engineer (27) , Principal Software Engineer (26) , Sales (23) , Senior Software Engineer (22) , 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 120 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 91 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 69 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 54 reviews)); "Great work culture that is open to innovation and new ideas." ((in 41 reviews))

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

"Sudden layoffs:" ((in 18 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

(1,136 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 1,136 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

4.0

May 14, 2018

I want to go back.

Access provisioning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work environment. Free fresh fruit, coffee, soft drinks, and bottled water.

Cons

High turn over rate. Training is not defined. You have to investigate information to get on the right training path.

Calix Response

8y

It's great to learn that you had a positive experience with Calix. Training across our teams and with our customers are at the forefront. We will leverage your "Cons" to partner with our leaders to continue to make training opportunities offered more easy and accessible to "locate" and build out deeper awareness for all.

5.0

Apr 8, 2018

TBD

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talent people to work together

Cons

Good place to word, bad management

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to learn about your views on your experience at Calix and take your comments very seriously. We will look for any constructive points in your comments that can help us improve. If you have any further feedback to share, please email glassdoor@calix.com.

4.0

Mar 13, 2018

Product Development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company very focused on next generation networks, SDN and NFV and evolving the customer base to focus on user experience. Company has done an excellent job marketing and changing the buying behavior of the customer.

Cons

Rapid pace of development, being more Agile.

Calix Response

8y

We appreciate your input and are happy to hear your positive feedback about Calix. We will look for any constructive points in your comments that can help us improve. If you have any further feedback to share, please email glassdoor@calix.com

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