Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,196 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 91% of employees would recommend working at Calix to a friend and 91% 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?

91% of Calix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Calix 4.4 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 131 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 68 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 49 reviews)); "It is flexible to work here, as I work from home." ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Always in fear of layoff, could be next my number" ((in 16 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 Calix locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Atlanta , Minneapolis , Dallas , Nashville , San Francisco , Boston , Denver , San Jose , New York , Chicago

Calix reviews

4.5

91% would recommend to a friend

(1,130 total reviews)

Michael Weening

93% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Senior management

4.3

Career opportunities

Calix has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,130 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

May 19, 2020

Nowhere Better to Be

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic company to work for overall Culture is friendly and collaborative and enables you to get things done Great benefits and meaningful interactions with management. You will always feel like an important member of the team Encourages a family first and mental health positive work/life balance and makes it easy to take time off when needed.

Cons

Promotion/advancement can feel stale at times and the guidelines for advancement may not be clear depending on which group you are in.

5.0

Apr 5, 2020

Awesome company!!

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing, smart, passionate employees. Supportive, driven , inspiring leadership Inclusive, collaborative culture

Cons

None... proud to be a part of #teamcalix

5.0

Apr 4, 2020

Innovative, Challenging, Future-focused, Great Teamwork

Regional sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have found a welcoming home at Calix. Everyone at Calix is committed to serving our customers and prospects with excellence. Close-knit teamwork is the formula for success and our results prove it. Most of our customers are long-time, loyal partners. Calix has a virtual work environment where most work for home offices. We have great communications tools with Zoom, Chatter, Salesforce.com. With many innovative and future-focused products and services the primary challenge is communicating it all to the customer. Calix is great at Marketing to inform and educate the marketplace. I highly recommend Calix to anyone who embraces an environment that provides flexibility, autonomy and opportunity, but require hard work and teamwork.

Cons

Hard work and commitment is a must. Calix is not for the faint of heart. If you want a cushy, cruise job, Calix is not it.

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