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 127 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 94 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 69 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great team and the environment." ((in 47 reviews))

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

"Layoffs felt sudden and poorly communicated, creating a lot of anxiety and distrust." ((in 15 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

(1,133 total reviews)

Michael Weening

94% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

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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

2.0

Oct 23, 2024

Toxic Place, Good option for low quality people to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch, Free Transportation, Free Snacks

Cons

Good place for low quality people, who delay things for years. Attracts talent for Service Companies. Insecure people from first line Managers till VP and beyond. Very less pay, that's one of the reason they hire from service companies and less talented people. You can understand why there are so many reviews with "5" rating, because they have to maintain this rating to hide actual work culture.

Calix Response

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Thank you for your feedback on your experience as an employee at Calix. We’re glad you appreciate our transportation and office perks. We value your perspective on our culture, leadership, and overall talent strategy. We take pride in hiring and retaining top talent from all industries and backgrounds and assimilating them into our award-winning culture. Our motto is 'better, better, never best!" and would like to better understand your perspective on our management team. Please consider reaching out to your Talent and Culture Business Partner or a CIDC Core Leadership member so that we can further discuss. We appreciate your feedback.

5.0

Oct 22, 2024

Sr Analyst Business Systems

Sr analyst business systems

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a great culture at Calix

Cons

No cons whatsoever at this company

5.0

Oct 17, 2024

Great company doing the right thing

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, collaboration, work, salary, and benefits.

Cons

Needs some process improvement projects and process standardization.

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