Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,206 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

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4.5

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,138 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 1,138 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 3, 2023

People First

Application sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Incredible company culture that they are able to maintain in a remote environment - Great opportunity, great pay, great benefits - The hiring process is intentionally rigorous, which translates into being surrounded by truly talented individuals who work well together.

Cons

- Not the most diverse group of people, but the company is slowly changing that. - Constant change. There are a LOT of product releases, and you will have to navigate some products not being 100% at the time of release.

5.0

Oct 2, 2023

Escalation Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance and Calix Leadership Team

Cons

Multiple systems must be queried to find solutions

5.0

Oct 2, 2023

Culture Wins Everytime

Strategic sales leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Calix provides all of the tools to be successful. If you are self driven you can find all of the answers with the internal resources available. Leadership is very approachable and will help get you the answers or help needed to complete your task.

Cons

There is lots of initiatives and hands in the pot when it comes to your customers. There is a team that sells in cloud which has various levers to bring in depending on the product. As the SSL, you are responsible for the overall territory strategy. It is matrix management style so you have to learn personalities and how everyone operates and then get them onboard with the plan. This can be challenging at times considering everyone has their goals they are trying to obtain.

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