Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,200 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 123 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 93 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 75 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 55 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible for most." ((in 46 reviews))

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

"I'm not surprised we have layoffs and will continue to." ((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

(1,134 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 1,134 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Sep 15, 2024

An amazing culture and great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

An amazing culture with lot of flexibility Excellent Leadership team. Very transparent. Great teams to work with. Excellent benefits compared to companies in India market. Overall, a great place to work

Cons

Cannot think of anything right now

5.0

Sep 12, 2024

Excellent culture that is only getting better

Dmts-ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, interesting technology, award winning culture, growing customer base with real market differentiation. Crushing traditional smaller competitors and standing alone against the big industry players.

Cons

Keeping up with fast changing technology in the world of slow-moving margin-challenged telecom industry.

Calix Response

1y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review on your time at Calix! We are proud of the progression we have made within the industry and it is great to hear our employees are too. We will continue to drive innovation within the industry as the world innovates around us. Please feel free to reach out to your leader or Talent and Culture Business Partner if you have any additional feedback you would like to share.

5.0

Sep 9, 2024

Fantastic company

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO, remote, great people.

Cons

Must be able to work independently with little direction.

Calix Response

1y

Thank you for your feedback! We recognize the importance of taking time away from work and having flexibility to work remotely and are glad to see the positive impact it has on you and the rest of our employees.

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