Calix Software Engineer reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)
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Michael Weening

100% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Calix with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Calix is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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27 reviews
3.0
Jan 16, 2026
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Pros

A company that is full of middle managers in India and the US. The release management team is unique in the world, in that it is made up of managers only. Excellent growth opportunities for managers who quickly become directors and VPs. Even senior software engineers switch to management due to their preference for middle managers.

Cons

Many technically skilled people have left the company, and others have switched to management, hence the load on those few remaining engineers has increased significantly. These days releases are planned on weekends and the remaining engineers are expected to work without any overtime pay.

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