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

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 1,139 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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

May 15, 2017

Good luck

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of terrific co-workers, though most are nervous and on edge.

Cons

As new management rotated in the last few years, people skills rotated out.

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback last year. We have gone through great change as a company and are proud of where our focus is today and our mission we are on together. Thank you for your contributions!

4.0

May 4, 2017

Sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Calix is a good place to work.

Cons

Access companies are dying and not very interesting. Calix and other access companies have to transition themselves to new products and services to support long term growth.

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback last year. We have gone through great change as a company and are proud of where our focus is today and our mission we are on together. Thank you for your contributions.

2.0

Apr 17, 2017

Welcome to the management merry go round

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with, Free stuff in break room

Cons

Every time you turn around another layer is added to management, or one has left. They never stick to one process and protect it, instead another process or team is created and the process changes.

Calix Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback last year. We have gone through great change as a company and are proud of where our focus is today and our mission we are on together. Thank you for your contributions.

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