Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,199 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 124 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 97 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 73 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 52 reviews)); "Great team and the environment." ((in 39 reviews))

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

"Constant layoffs & disruptive changes." ((in 15 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

(1,133 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 1,133 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

5.0

Dec 12, 2024

Amazing people, benefits, and culture!

Business insights specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexible schedule, amazing wellness benefits, lots of opportunity for growth, great leadership.

Cons

Fast paced environment that could feel overwhelming sometimes.

5.0

Dec 1, 2024

Calix- one of the best employer I've worked for

Recruiting manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In 2022, I rejoined Calix for the second time. I first joined Calix in 2015 as a Senior Technical Recruiter, left in 2018, and returned in 2022, With nearly 20 years of experience across five positions in four companies since graduation, and from my perspective as a seasoned HR professional, I find Calix to be an excellent employer, worth joining and staying with for the long term. Pros: *Leading technologies which keep Calix a leading role in the industry and stable business as well. *Open and respectful culture, Flexible working time leads to a good work life balance and great experience. *Nice people, highly skilled colleagues

Cons

No concerns from me at present.

5.0

Nov 27, 2024

I am proud of being a member of the Calix team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My leader cares about me, always reminds me to take time off when the project is less busy; The team - I enjoy working with my team members in China The culture - our Talent & Culture team in China has adopted the same Calix culture in China, and there are so many re-hires working in our office

Cons

We have a high bar for the quality of the software we develop and a tight schedule for the cadence release, sometimes, I feel like I don't have enough time to learn anything else

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