Is Calix a good company to work for?

Calix has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,208 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 126 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 70 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can work remotely" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great team and the environment." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Sudden layoffs with little warnings, even for high performers" ((in 18 reviews)); "New management team from outside industry." ((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

(1,139 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 1,139 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

4.0

Oct 10, 2017

Director South America

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good management team with clear industry vision and strong commitment. Very well organized operations serving a loyal customer base and competitive within the US.

Cons

Lack of competitiveness in the international field and confident on the "one size fits all" strategy. International operations started late and once started, did not become embodied by the organization.

2.0

Oct 1, 2017

Awful management culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with.

Cons

Hi level management is totally clueless and reckless (an awful combination). They are driving a successful company to the ruins. Not sure how much longer the company will stay afloat.

Calix Response

8y

We value your constructive feedback on the "pros" and the "cons" in your view. There are always areas to work and improve on as a company drives for improvement and efficiencies while leveraging awesome people skills and experience and systems/processes. Thank you for your contribution to Calix and please engage in our lunches and breakfast opportunities to meet with peers, leaders and our CEO on all details of the company.

3.0

Sep 11, 2017

Great People, Great Products, Not Great Process

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leading edge telecom products with a very good team.

Cons

Lack of process leads to inefficient use of resources.

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your work at Calix for over 5 years. We value your feedback and please engage in our survey and feedback opportunities to ask questions of our CEO, leaders and peers on all aspects of processes, front-end sales focused areas, etc. We value your input and feedback in making Calix a great place to work!

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