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 129 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 89 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 80 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 49 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible for most." ((in 44 reviews))

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

"Sudden layoffs:" ((in 15 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

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 1,134 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

1.0

Apr 20, 2021

I have been working in Information Technology for over 25 years, Calix management is by far the worst

Network systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The severance package was acceptable.

Cons

- Calix management or lack of management is utterly abysmal. - I have never been treated as awful and been lied to as much as I was lied to while working at Calix - Management - Spineless, gutless, lying cowards. - Hostile work environment - The worst HR department - Full Time employees were all let go on the same day, no warning

Calix Response

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We appreciate that you took the time to provide your feedback and regret how you felt about the way this notification was conducted per our communication. In this situation, due to the nature of the project, we handled the communication in the transparent way that we embrace every day at Calix, with the team being informed as promptly as possible. At Calix, our team member’s wellbeing is core to our value of “take care of our own”, which is why the severance package, as noted in your review, was healthy and took this particular situation into account. We wish you the greatest success in your career. Michel Langlois - Chief Development Officer

4.0

Apr 20, 2021

Some good, some bad

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salaries and benefits, lots of really talented people

Cons

The top egos (not CEO) are excessive, lack of transparency, lots of politics

5.0

Apr 19, 2021

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S s e(senior software engineer)

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Humanized, friendly colleagues, considerable benefits.

Cons

The scale of the company is small and the stability is uncertain.

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