Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,198 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 127 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 94 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 69 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great team and the environment." ((in 47 reviews))

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

"Layoffs felt sudden and poorly communicated, creating a lot of anxiety and distrust." ((in 15 reviews)); "related initiatives without adequate training, clear guidelines, or proper consideration of security implications." ((in 9 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

(1,132 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 1,132 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

Apr 3, 2020

The Future is Now - Calix brings Broadband innovation, Cloud and Analytics solutions

Service manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced results-driven environment - great team alignment in the organization I am in. A fun and challenging place to work requiring peak performance, a great attitude and the ability to stay on top of bleeding-edge technologies.

Cons

No cons. Calix requires you to be all in and constantly learning and delivering results which is a good thing

4.0

Apr 3, 2020

Great Work Culture If You Are Willing To Work Hard

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very transparent culture, no politics. Very good benefits.

Cons

Sometimes it is hard to find work-life balance which can be improved. Less personal growth monetarily for engineers.

5.0

Apr 3, 2020

Great Culture & Telecommuter Friendly

Professional services senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture, Telecommuter Friendly (You can work from pretty much anywhere), Excellent Leadership Team, You Control Your Own Destiny

Cons

I would like to the company to pay more of the yearly insurance cost and match a higher % in the 401K plan.

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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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