Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,208 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 130 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 93 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 71 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 52 reviews)); "Team is great and its very supportive." ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Sudden layoffs with little warnings, even for high performers" ((in 18 reviews)); "Career growth level is slow." ((in 5 reviews)); "New management team from outside industry." ((in 3 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

(1,139 total reviews)

Michael Weening

94% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

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Calix has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,139 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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1K reviews

5.0

Oct 20, 2023

Great Place to work

Sr. network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Leadership Great colleagues and Peers Awesome Onboard Training Friendly personnel, all willing to help

Cons

Don't get a chance to meet your colleagues in person that often.

5.0

Oct 18, 2023

Top notch people with a singular purpose of helping customers

Sr. marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are so helpful and driven by a singular purpose to help our customers succeed. Many companies say they want their customers to succeed but Calix delivers. Everyone is enthusiastic and happy, too!

Cons

As the organization has grown so much in the past 12 months, some of the processes have been outgrown and need to be revisited.

5.0

Oct 18, 2023

Great place to feel appreciated

Senior sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great thought leaders with some very creative approaches to success. Great culture, events and benefits package. Most of our customers love us. Great flexible time off and self care reimbursement packages.

Cons

Intense interview process can be very long and drawn out.

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