Is Calix a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Calix have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 27 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Calix employees being 4.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Calix now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Calix .

Does Calix pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Calix with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 27 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.9% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Calix.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Calix?

77% of Software Developer employees at Calix would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 19% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Calix with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating 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 125 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 92 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 76 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 53 reviews)); "work from home was the best" ((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 17 reviews)); "New management team from outside industry." ((in 3 reviews))

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Calix Software Developer reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Michael Weening

100% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

Software Developer employees have rated Calix with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Calix is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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27 reviews

3.0

Aug 17, 2015

Good work / life balance and no career growth

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work and teams. Work life balance is good.

Cons

Average salary and no hikes. Tough competition for products and just surviving with small and med size customer business. Frequent change of management.

3.0

Oct 27, 2013

For a software engineer,not bad

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice to employee. Marketing and Sales is good. Good work/life balance.

Cons

Pay is not good. The access networks is an industry with low growth, so the prospect of the company is not good.So agressive and ambitous people left the company. Bureaucracy although Calix is still small company.

4.0

Oct 9, 2013

Slow and steady growth..

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities to learn networking technologies and focus on carrier grade access business.

Cons

More product acquisitions and confusion for product portfolio. Career growth level is slow.

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Jobs at Calix

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Good work / life balance and no career growth

For a software engineer,not bad

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