Calix provides the cloud, software platforms, systems and services required for communications service providers to simplify their businesses, excite their subscribers and grow their value.
We are looking for a dynamic, curious, motivated, and self-starting Senior Solutions/Sales Engineer (SSE) to join our growing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for pre-sales technical engagements with our customers and prospects to represent the Calix Intelligent Access and/or Revenue Edge product portfolio and solutions. The SSE is expected to learn the Calix value proposition, deliver compelling presentations, demonstrate product capabilities, and design comprehensive network solutions to meet customer requirements.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Position and sell award-winning networking products and solutions
- Assist in the preparation of RFP’s and customer inquiries
- Deliver technical sales-oriented presentations to customer's technical staff and senior management
- Understand business requirements involved with technical account strategy
- Assist customers and resellers in configuring and testing products and networks in lab and field trials
- Provide leadership and guide customers on technical and operational issues within areas of expertise
- Work with customers to design and architect network solutions to their applications needs
- Deep understanding of the product portfolio to apply the best solutions
- Influence decisions and adept at simplifying our Calix technology concepts
- Thought leader and influencer who is fluent in Calix technologies
- Mentor and guide Calix colleagues and partners
- Research and stay up to date on the most recent industry standards and trends
Qualifications:
- BSEE/BSCS desired
- Travel expectations: In region travel up to 50% on average required to support customer engagements
- Strong technical familiarity with Layer 2 and Layer 3 Access network architectures
- Understanding of SaaS and SDN based technologies
- Familiarity with fiber and copper-based Access systems
- Experience with WAN services, PON and Ethernet based architectures
- Knowledge with various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS) and transport functions (L2/3 VPN)
- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues related to L2/L3 deployment architectures and methodologies
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams on continuous improvement in product, education, training, testing methods, and demos
- BS in Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
- Industry certifications preferred but not required.
- Must have a valid driver's license
Location:
- Remote-based position located in Arkansas.
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Compensation will vary based on geographical location (see below) within the United States. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's location of residence and multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, and education.
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There are different ranges applied to specific locations. The average base pay range (or OTE range for sales) in the U.S. for the position is listed below.
San Francisco Bay Area Only:
191,000.00 - 287,000.00 USD Annual
National Major Cities plus, CA, CO, NY Metro area:
166,000.00 - 249,000.00 USD Annual
Regional plus NY:
150,000.00 - 225,000.00 USD Annual
Calix Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Calix and has not been reviewed or approved by Calix.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote‑first policies include home‑internet reimbursement, home‑office furniture support, and work‑from‑anywhere flexibility. Feedback suggests these options make the package adaptable across locations and work styles.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage spans medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents alongside EAP and virtual therapy/coaching. Wellbeing elements like lifestyle allowances, recharge days, and no‑internal‑meeting days further bolster health support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, wellness days, holidays, bereavement and jury‑duty leave offer broad time‑off access. Parental/bonding and caregiver leave, plus adoption assistance and medical‑travel coverage, extend support through major life events.
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What We Do
Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix platforms to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between their subscribers and the cloud. Calix is the leading global provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems, and services required to deliver the unified access network and smart premises of tomorrow. Our platforms and services help our customers build next generation networks by embracing a DevOps operating model, optimize the subscriber experience by leveraging big data analytics, and turn the complexity of the smart home and business into new revenue streams.
