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

Aug 29, 2024

Calix employee review

Application/sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Calix provides employees a wide array of tools and applications for access to learning and data to be more successful and efficient The Calix team including sales engineer's, sales leadership, and field strategy team members are all incredibly talented, knowledgeable and wonderful to work with. Calix has excellent benefits and health spending programs. Calix invests in your growth and training.

Cons

There is a requirement for travel and this can be challenging in some roles.

Calix Response

1y

We appreciate your candid feedback on your experience as a Calix employee! We're so glad to hear that you feel you have been set up for success with access to different learning tools, data, and your peers. We understand that travel can be fluctuate throughout the year and impact work life balance. Through our 'Meet Up' program, we bring together employees who live in the same city once per quarter. You are always welcome to join another cities event if you happen to be traveling to the area!

5.0

Aug 19, 2024

Senior Automation Engineer

Senior automation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Good management

Cons

None There is nothing much of cons

5.0

Aug 7, 2024

Good work place

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Nice work place，team member is nice，company culture encourages learning 2) Work life balance 3) Work process is clear

Cons

More free share as bonus or long-term Savings plan can be considerable

Calix Response

1y

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review on your experience at Calix! We are so glad to hear that you find work processes to be clear and are able to maintain a healthy work life balance as a Calix employee. We do have two different Employee Stock Purchase Plans that all full time employees are eligible to contribute to. If you would like to learn more about these plans, please reach out to your Talent and Culture Business Partner for more information on how you can enroll!

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