Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,209 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 92% of employees would recommend working at Calix to a friend and 91% 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 1% 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, 4.6 for culture and values and 4.3 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 124 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 91 reviews)); "I don't feel there's enough I can say about this company and the great leadership." ((in 71 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 52 reviews)); "Team is great and its very supportive." ((in 39 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 13 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

(1,140 total reviews)

Michael Weening

94% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

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 1,140 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Mar 20, 2019

Great place to work. I was just on the wrong side of the business.

Regional operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The folks I worked with were some of the best in the industry.

Cons

Not sure if Executive Management takes everything needed into consideration before making decisions.

Calix Response

6y

It's great to hear that you would recommend Calix as an employer. We do have very intelligent and experienced people who work here and are always striving to make Calix a great place to work. We are looking forward to watching our aligned strategies realize greater success for our Company and our customers. Thank you for your feedback!

5.0

Dec 16, 2018

Senior Project Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love working here. Very challenging because company is evolving in both technology and culture.

Cons

Sometime working remote can be lonely and feels disconnected from company but I doubt that is specific to Calix.

Calix Response

6y

We are glad to hear you are enjoying your experience at Calix. Calix continues to evolve in our fast-paced industry, and as stated in our Q2 Earnings letter to stockholders, our strategy is performing well as evidenced in a very positive reception to new service offerings across a broad segment of our customer base, in addition to the strong pipeline of platform opportunities ahead of us. As a global Company, we do have a very diverse workforce that spans across the globe with ~60 employees working onsite at a Company location and ~40 employees working virtually. We are constantly looking at ways we can make all employees feel better connected in their daily work experiences. Thanks for the feedback! We will take this back to the team and continue to look at ways we can help our employees feel better connected across the globe.

1.0

Nov 7, 2018

A manager - Can't tell more because they will guess out who I am

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good industry because not too many companies making optic network devices and the competition is relatively low.

Cons

- Very high turnover rate since 2014, hired around 10 new VPs and replaced or left about 5. About 5 directors were hired and then fired within less than a year. - Most political company I ever seen - when they don't like someone, they will make rumors to blacken him/her. - Horrible system test and automation team - they don't know how to reject unreasonable requirement and they can't find valuable bugs using minimum resources. They wasted too much money on outsourcing.

Calix Response

6y

We appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback. Calix has indeed transformed as a Company and we are now seeing the results of our aligned strategy in realizing our mission "To connect everybody and everything." As stated in our Q2 Earnings letter to shareholders, we have a very positive reception to new service offerings across a broad segment of our customer base. We are confident in the changes we made and look forward to seeing the continued results. Thanks again for taking the time to provide feedback.

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Great place to work. I was just on the wrong side of the business.

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