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 119 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 78 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 53 reviews)); "Work from home, collaborative environment, great leadership" ((in 39 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))

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

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 1,132 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jun 13, 2019

Good company to work for with a few caveats

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall working conditions are good. Pay and medical are great. They keep break room stocked with free beverages like soda and coffee. Also, have fresh fruit. You will learn a lot and be driven to enhance your professional skills.

Cons

Very quick to layoff and you never know it is coming. My job was based on contracts and it seemed that every year we got less and fewer contracts. I survived several but they eventually got to me. I hold no ill will towards Calix but they need to work better at getting new contacts and keeping them.

Calix Response

6y

We really value your input and review. It was great to hear from you that our working conditions, compensation, and medical benefits are all valued. We have made our transformation as a company and have aligned strategies with our customers. We are confident in sustaining our revenue growth generated from our platforms, solutions and services offerings. Thanks again.

5.0

May 15, 2019

Interviewer is very nice and genial

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very happy and skill, good person

Cons

so nothing found so far，..

Calix Response

6y

Thank you for your 5 star review back when you started in 2019! We are so glad you had a great interview process. Trust you are off to an excellent start too in 2020! Best, Diane

2.0

May 4, 2019

Seemed like headless chicken

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good benefits - Surrounded by skilled and smart people

Cons

A Lot: - Good strategy, but poor execution. Constant losses with supposedly "award-winning products". - Constant layoffs & disruptive changes. Some people may think that is good, but it affects work environment negatively. Cannot recommend anyone to work here . - Cannot win markets while constantly laying off old-timer employees who helped built this company. Most of them have now found better jobs if you look at their Linkedin. If they wouldn't have skills, they wouldn't have found those better jobs. - Lower compensation than market rates

Calix Response

6y

Your input is valuable to us and we are always looking for ways we can improve the employee experience. We have made our transformation as a company and have aligned strategies with our customers. We are confident that we have a strong and sustainable revenue growth generated from our platforms, solutions and services offerings. We have recently increased our investment in programs that are focused on improving the employee experience and we are looking forward to seeing the results! Thanks again for your feedback.

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