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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1.0

Jul 23, 2018

depressing working environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is competitive in market.

Cons

It's unfair and awful working environment. A lot of politics. People don't do their work and are not accountable for that. Most of key positions are taken by people not having the compatible technical skills and not even having any ethics. The reason those people are there in those positions are simply because they could stay in this place no matter what. A lot of turnover because of that.

Calix Response

7y

It's definitely hard to read comments that our work environment is felt to be unfair and awful. Although, we so value you being transparent and upfront of what is really top of mind as one of our own. We greatly appreciate the advice to keep the big picture and blue ocean in front of us. Continue to raise your ideas and recommendations to your leader, myself and others. Thanks for taking the time in ensure we are even more aligned and focused on our talented people in all that we do!

1.0

Jun 5, 2018

A Sinking Ship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Work from Home Great hard working co-workers whom point in more than 50hrs a week

Cons

Absolutely no career development. The job you interview for is not what you are going to be doing. 90% of the job description is incorrect. Talent and Culture needs HR employees whom can revamp the Talent Management and create Employee Engagement (because there isn't any). There is also no line of succession. If someone leaves or is laid off. Good Luck! Many talented employees whom once helped build the company are now gone and left are Senior Management whom have no idea how to get the job done. Too many Directors and VPs and not enough team to support the initiatives. NO Raise in the past few years. "Bonus" is a joke! NO Job Security - There are lay offs every 2 weeks. NO Vision or Direction Company Morale is at its all time worse. Not surprise why so many are also leaving the company.

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your 3+ years of contribution and impact at Calix. We are always evaluating new opportunities to develop our people . Career development and learning is always critical. We in the process of implementing a new learning platform this month. We value your constructive feedback and advice to leadership /management. Best to you.

4.0

May 14, 2018

I want to go back.

Access provisioning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work environment. Free fresh fruit, coffee, soft drinks, and bottled water.

Cons

High turn over rate. Training is not defined. You have to investigate information to get on the right training path.

Calix Response

8y

It's great to learn that you had a positive experience with Calix. Training across our teams and with our customers are at the forefront. We will leverage your "Cons" to partner with our leaders to continue to make training opportunities offered more easy and accessible to "locate" and build out deeper awareness for all.

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