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 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 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 4.5 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) , 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 118 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good products." ((in 96 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)); "Work from home and flexible for most." ((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 16 reviews)); "Perceived Favoritism in Leadership Decisions:" ((in 3 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

92% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.5

Compensation and benefits

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

1.0

Jul 5, 2018

Once a great company.

R&d

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best sales team around.!

Cons

The best of the best keep getting let go.

Calix Response

8y

It's great to hear that you had an excellent experience at Calix and view our sales team as the best team around! As we have made our change to an all platform, services and software company, which meant we had to pivot our teams and adjust...which does mean with such work having to transition roles to new purpose and skill-sets where we had great talent. Thank you for the constructive feedback and your contribution to Calix over your 5+ years.

3.0

Jun 27, 2018

Calix Great,but work needed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good People overall. Enjoyed the environment.

Cons

Needs to improve overall organizational methods to work seemlessly

Calix Response

8y

We love that you enjoy the environment and view our people as good (in their work) overall! We are making big strides in our agile methodology and excited how we are seeing the results of such work and other organizational initiatives. Keep the great feedback coming in and please leverage our engagement feedback tool too internally. Best, Diane

1.0

Jun 20, 2018

Circling the drain.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good and interesting products, strong engineering talent (formerly) in U.S. and Nanjing. Proud to contribute to NGPON2 effort at leading edge of industry.

Cons

All SVP level management are utterly inept charlatans. Company has placed nearly all development effort with Infosys. Development management degenerated to finger pointing. A formerly great company sent to ruins by the worst management that I ever suffered. I left by my own choice while it still was my choice. The last 3 years were a nightmare of wasted intense effort and wasted life.

Calix Response

8y

We value and so appreciate you and others that have contributed to the awesome work over the years at Calix...and specifically the great NGPON2 effort and leading the industry in this technology. We take your "Cons" seriously. Effective leadership that creates a team environment that thrives and is engaged is always a priority for Calix, in parallel with being transparent with our own. Best to you in the work you are doing now.

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