Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,199 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 4.4 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 126 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 88 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 70 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 56 reviews)); "Work from home is the best in Calix." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Ongoing, rolling layoffs create sustained uncertainty and erode trust, morale, and long" ((in 16 reviews)); "related initiatives without adequate training, clear guidelines, or proper consideration of security implications." ((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

(1,133 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 1,133 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Apr 19, 2020

Awesome company to work for

Technical support manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open-door culture that enables employees to collaborate with anyone in the company. Competitive benefits. Clear company objectives that are announced. The leadership team makes decisions aligned with the objectives. Free continuing education resources such as Linked-in learning and audible subscriptions. Additional focused training on areas of expertise is available. Fun place to work, great people!

Cons

Calix's work environment is fast-paced, with high expectations on deliverables. If you like being challenged while doing what you love, you'll enjoy working at Calix.

5.0

Apr 17, 2020

Awesome Company

Busineess analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Competitive compensation. Michael Weening and Carl Russo provide a culture and direction of the company that makes you want to work hard. Great leaders

Cons

They work you hard and don’t hire enough employees for the work required

5.0

Apr 17, 2020

Calix Continues to Lead the Industry

Field operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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Great company with an unbelievable vision to be a leader in the industry

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No cons associated with Calix

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Jobs at Calix

Field Enablement Assistant

Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform (Kafka)

Senior Sales Engineer – Major Accounts

Staff Enterprise AI Engineer - Agentic Workflows & Productivity

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