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 91% 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 1% 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 113 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 96 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 74 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 50 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible for most." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Sudden layoffs with little warnings, even for high performers" ((in 16 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

91% 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

Mar 2, 2018

Working environment going downhill quickly

Senior devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. Good products. CEO always honest and on top of things in the past.

Cons

Too middle management heavy. Experienced engineers being replaced by outsourcing teams creates an environment where nobody is certain that their job will still be there in the next Quarter. Upper management went from a super aggressive hiring mode to outsourcing model instead. It appears Calix Board/Investors are looking at bottom line costs only and losing all the company expertise. This will create a huge support hole in the future when all the knowledge base as been let go.

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to learn about your views on your experience at Calix and take your comments very seriously. We will look for any constructive points in your comments that can help us improve and wish you the best with your next role. If you have any further feedback to share, please email glassdoor@calix.com.

1.0

Mar 1, 2018

PM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working Remote was the biggest plus

Cons

Too many to give examples

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to learn about your views on your experience at Calix and take your comments very seriously. We will look for any constructive points in your comments that can help us improve and wish you the best with your next role. If you have any further feedback to share, please email glassdoor@calix.com.

3.0

Feb 21, 2018

Management in Prof Svcs is a JOKE!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented pool of engineers, although their lives are ruined by awful managers.

Cons

Managenemt, including the senior folk are toying with engineers that work for them. With lay-offs happening since November 2017 we have seen the worst decisions being made especially in the Prof Svcs department, when it comes to whom to fire and whom to keep. Absolutely Ridiculuous!! Don't the upper management see that one of them is only protecting his (weak) friends while letting go talented engineers? Insane!! Calix used to be much better than this.

Calix Response

7y

Thank you for your review and feedback. You are right, our R&D teams are the core of our company and we pride ourselves in the awesome contribution they have made and continue to have on our exciting offerings within AXOS, EXOS and Calix Cloud. As we have transitioned our company we have made decisions that are needed to align our teams accordingly. We value your constructive "Cons" and "Advice to Management", taking the time to provide Calix your feedback and for your contribution for over five years with Calix. Best to you in your work ahead.

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