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

2.0

May 22, 2018

engineering

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Senior managers are easy to work with

Cons

Not enough SEs to cover the number of accounts

Calix Response

7y

Our solutions engineers are critical to our go-to-market/front-end strategy. We greatly appreciate your feedback that we need more of them out in the field and aligned to our customers and account teams. We value your input and best to you in your future work.

1.0

May 22, 2018

Software Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some colleagues are kind. Some knowledge is deserved to learn.

Cons

Team management, Company development, Career development

Calix Response

7y

As we build success around AXOS, EXOS and Calix Cloud solutions, we continue to leverage feedback from our teams. There is a pull from Calix internal teams to build out our learning and development offerings across the globe. Thanks for all the work you provided in your year with us!

2.0

May 17, 2018

Senior Project Managaer

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with and good products. Company is reinventing itself as a SW company.

Cons

Challenged with meeting low margin Service business.

Calix Response

7y

We are proud of our transition to a platform software and services company. Greg Billings and team have had a great, positive impact on our services offerings and value for our customers. Thanks for all that you you continue to do in your role with us. Please leverage our engagement survey too to provide us feedback. Keep the Pros and the Cons coming!

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