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 121 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 55 reviews)); "Work from home is the best in Calix." ((in 41 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)); "Perceived Favoritism in Leadership Decisions:" ((in 3 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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1K reviews

1.0

Nov 28, 2017

No longer a good company

R&d

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The only pro is that some really talented people in the trenches still get a paycheck. And I hate to say it but for a company that has never really been profitable and is currently losing money, the pay and benefits are pretty good.

Cons

Where to start... CEO seems to be on a different planet. If you listen to him speak it is almost inspirational but actually has nothing to do with the products or culture that actually exist. Executive management is horrible and for a company with a market cap of less than 400M there are a ton of them. R&D leadership values yes men (a positive attitude?) over talent. Productivity vs r&d dollars spent is terrible. The marketing SVP seems to think that capex decisions at service providers are made based on Tweets as opposed to their lab trials. And everybody seems to think that chasing Verizon, who is notorious for squeezing their vendors to death, is worth losing money for 4 consecutive quarters (or more). The only upside is the VPs will get to say they brought Calix a tier 1 on their resumes when they move on to the next "opportunity". Honestly, I think if you were to drill down into any of the positive reviews it would be from people in support organizations who don't really know the the products or even the customers and just believe the sound bites.

Calix Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to provide us your feedback via Glassdoor. Please do also take the time to leverage our engagement survey to provide another deeper dive into Calix and continuing to build out our engagement with our people. From the CEO to one's paycheck, your input and everyone's input is valued. Please leverage our lunch and breakfast opportunities to ask questions with our CEO and leaders and our all-Calix team to provide additional insight and details into all aspects of the business. With thanks and gratitude.

1.0

Nov 27, 2017

Please Stay Away!!!

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative and smart team. Nice location.

Cons

HR is a joke here and non-existent. They make the employees slog night and day without appreciation and there is always a sword hanging above their heads.

Calix Response

7y

As leading talent and culture at Calix, I value your constructive feedback on the "pros" and the "cons" in your view. There are always areas to work and improve on as a company drives for improvement and efficiencies while leveraging awesome people skills and experience and systems/processes. Thank you for your contribution to Calix for more than 3 years. Best to you in your current work.

4.0

Oct 10, 2017

Director South America

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good management team with clear industry vision and strong commitment. Very well organized operations serving a loyal customer base and competitive within the US.

Cons

Lack of competitiveness in the international field and confident on the "one size fits all" strategy. International operations started late and once started, did not become embodied by the organization.

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