Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,209 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 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 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 4.5 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) , Software Engineer (27) , Principal Software Engineer (26) , Sales (23) , Senior Software Engineer (22) , 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 118 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 71 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 52 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible for most." ((in 42 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

(160 total reviews)

Michael Weening

94% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

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4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Senior management

4.3

Career opportunities

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Reviews by job title

160 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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5.0

Apr 2, 2020

Great Balance of Work & Home Life

Customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Encouraged to develop and contribute material to multiple teams, benefits & salary reflect years of experience, personal and professional development support my supervisor and peers, great communication considering the work-from-home culture.

Cons

The company is going through a transformative period. As such, growth and change can be painful. I, for one, am glad to take part in this change.

2.0

Apr 1, 2020

I heard that current employees were being asked to leave reviews, so I'm pitching in.

Senior network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I worked with during my time at Calix were some of the absolutely most talented and dedicated people I've encountered in my entire professional career.

Cons

I left prior to a re-org that had me on the fence about the direction the company was heading. There were many knee-jerk high-level decisions made to go "all-in" in one direction, only for it to cause more issues than it resolved. Rather than management learning from the mistakes made, they were "rip the band-aid off quick" and terminate lower-level employees to cover the costs. The company felt like it transitioned from the best in the industry to one that wasn't sure where it was headed, and solely led by marketing to sell products and services that just weren't there yet. The buzzwords being thrown around were lean and agile but honestly, that was just everyone working 80 hour weeks along with Saturdays with no extra compensation. There were times when we were asked to blow money before quarter-end, only to lay people off the following week. That was the straw that broke the camels back with me.

Calix Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. You are correct, Calix has gone through significant change in strategy over the last 5 years as we move from a hardware company focused on customer success to a cloud, software, services and hardware solutions company that is still focused on customer success. This transformation led us to make difficult decisions that impacted the way we execute our work (as you pointed out – lean and agile), the team and what we prioritize, including our investments. It required a lot of effort which has now enabled us to move to a cadence model that allows us to be more predictable about delivery and balance deliverables with our team. Thank you again for sharing your feedback, your service to Calix and wishing you a very successful career ahead.

4.0

Apr 1, 2020

Taking Care of our Own

Senior technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Need a Challenge? Plenty of opportunity to let your light shine. Calix is a very collaborative place to work and inspires other to take care of our own. Great benefit package with very achievable bonus programs.

Cons

Perhaps a tad top heavy in their org chart.

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