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, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Calix?

Staff Software Engineer (32) , Principal Software Engineer (26) , Software Engineer (26) , Sales (23) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , 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 89 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 52 reviews)); "Work from home, great benefits, smart people, mission and culture, great product." ((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 19 reviews)); "Career growth level is slow." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Calix redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Calix redundancy and their outlook for job security at Calix in 2026.

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4.5

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,128 total reviews)

Michael Weening

93% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

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4.5

Culture and values

4.5

Diversity and 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 1,128 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Calix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

7 Mar 2022

Couldn't ask for more

Commodity specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

WFA environment Excellent Culture Growth Opportunities Lots of perks

Cons

I haven't come across any.

5.0

14 Jan 2022

Great place to work

Senior quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Calix has an awesome culture that supports the Calix employees and encourages growth. The leadership at Calix is the best I have ever worked for.

Cons

Honestly, I can't think of any.

4.0

17 Dec 2025

Good but not as good as before

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good culture, farely good salary.

Cons

Disconnected due to remote. Relationship makes the deal.

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Staff Cloud Security Engineer

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Technical Program Manager, Calix Cloud

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US$133K - US$227K /yr

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Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform (Kafka)

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US$156K - US$266K /yr

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Director, Product Marketing - SmartLife Managed Services

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US$144K - US$294K /yr

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