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 122 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 92 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 78 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 48 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible for most." ((in 41 reviews))

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

"Sudden layoffs with little warnings, even for high performers" ((in 17 reviews)); "Basic training in actual products and services is lacking." ((in 8 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

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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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1K reviews

4.0

Oct 3, 2018

Senior Solutions Sales Specialist - Calix Cloud

Senior solutions sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely engaging and forward thinking company. Looking to ongoing success in the wake of Calix 2.0 and the direction of PLATFORMS that connect the world. Calix is a truly disruptive player in the market.

Cons

Onboarding is not quite as structured as my previous emplyer. You need ot be a self starter to ensure you are fully up to speed as quickly as possible. It was a great fir for me though.

3.0

Dec 30, 2009

An ok place to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, gym membership; foosball.pool table; casual work environment; PTO and sick days and floating holidays; home DSL cost reimbursement

Cons

Not much room to growth due to the company keeps outsourcing projects to asia No bonus Some managers don't appreciate employee's performance well enough

3.0

Oct 14, 2025

Great technical exposure, but people culture not up to the mark

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to modern technology stack and challenging technical problems. Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and cloud platforms.

Cons

Poor work-life balance, with frequent late meetings and workload pressure. Weak team culture — limited collaboration and mutual support.

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Jobs at Calix

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Field Enablement Assistant

Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML

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Senior Solutions Sales Specialist - Calix Cloud

An ok place to work for

Great technical exposure, but people culture not up to the mark

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