Why Calix?

Calix employees underscored that the company has rapid momentum and a bright future, buoyed by high employee confidence.

Calix was recognized as a Global Top Inspiring Workplace by Inspiring Workplaces. Organizations are honored based on the elements to build an inspiring workplace: culture and purpose, leadership, well-being, inclusion, communication, and experience.

Calix awarded best company for women in 2025 based on feedback from female employees on their workplace experiences.

Calix was recognized by Fast Company as one of the Top Innovative Companies of 2025, helping transform the industry and shape society.

Calix wins 2025 best company for diversity award from Comparably

Calix was named a Best Place to Work in 2024 based on surveys with employees about how they feel about their workplace. 

Calix was honored as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators, demonstrating a commitment to capturing great ideas, wherever they originate. 

Based on employee rankings of their overall workplace experiences, Calix is the #1 place to work in Silicon Valley in 2023. This ranking—up 10 points from 2022—underscores the success of a seven-year commitment to the work-from-anywhere movement

Calix was named first out of 50 winners of the 2023 top Inspiring Workplaces awards, recognized for culture and purpose, leadership, wellbeing, inclusion & diversity, communication, and employee experience.

Calix is again recognized in 2024 by Comparably with best global culture. As we grow and scale our innovation and workforce, Calix continues to uphold its culture while amplifying the positive impact it has on communities.

With 110 patents for industry-leading technologies, Calix is relentlessly focused on innovating for its broadband service provider customers and attracting top engineering talent—resulting in this award.

For the second year in a row, Calix has been named best in HR teams, reflecting its success in attracting, nurturing, and retaining a superbly talented workforce amidst an extended period of growth. 

Calix focuses heavily on building a strong culture and it shows—with a 4.9/5-star rating, 98 percent overall approval and 100 percent CEO approval on Glassdoor, and with employees routinely sharing “Why I Love Calix” posts on social media. 

The Calix Internship Program has been recognized by Vault in the Tech & Engineering and Quality of Life categories, highlighting our exceptional technical learning opportunities and commitment to creating a supportive environment for our interns.

In 2024, Calix took home a gold medal for Best Marketing Campaign of the Year, silver medals for Marketing Disruptor of the Year and Best Use of Data to Drive Brand Strategy, and a bronze medal for Best Cloud Platform.

TMC recognized Calix with the 2025 Customer Products of the Year Award for SmartBiz and Service Cloud. This recognition highlights solutions that empower businesses to exceed customer expectations.

This award celebrates creativity and technical excellence in leveraging cloud platforms to derive actionable insights, drive innovation, and transform industries through data-driven decision-making.

Calix Service Cloud won the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award for Best Customer Service Solution as the best tool, platform, or service that helps businesses enhance their customer service and support.

Lightwave, who has been bringing trusted technical insights to optical communications professionals for decades has honored Calix in the annual Lightwave Innovation Reviews in the FTTx Systems category.

TMC recognized Calix Engagement Cloud with the prestigious Internet Telephony “Product of the Year” awards as one of the most innovative, useful, and beneficial IP communications and cloud products available to deploy.

Calix earns an AA rating from the environmental, social, and governance ratings agency MSCI—a distinction shared by only 18 percent of companies evaluated—recognizing the company’s exemplary sustainability practices.

American Business Awards gives the Calix Broadband Platform a Stevie award for sustainability and climate protection.

American Business Awards recognizes the GigaSpire u10xe with the Bronze Stevie award for telecommunications product.

Based on Calix employee reviews, Calix earns a spot on Glassdoor's list of best-led companies, based on our exceptional leadership team.

Intelligent Access was named a finalist in the 20th Annual Leading Lights Awards for its AXOS Network Innovation Operating System ability to introduce innovations to the market, allowing BSPs to deliver service offerings faster.