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Algorithms Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 174+ algorithms jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and best places to work—for a better work-life balance. 27 new this week. Hiring companies include Elastic, Workato, and Arista Networks.

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generous PTO 4
flexible hours 3
unlimited PTO 19
best places to work 133
generous parental leave 13

Updated August 23, 2026

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Software Engineer, Payments

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Airbnb · Remote · USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$162k – $180kPro · early access

Senior Software Engineer (Pulse)

Pindrop · Remote · USA

63 · GoodUnlimited PTO$130k – $170k

Principal Software Developer - Vector Search

Elastic · Remote · Canada

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$154k – $244k

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Software Engineer 3, Networking & Observability

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MongoDB · Remote · USA or Canada

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$106k – $209k

Software Engineer 3, Networking & Observability

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MongoDB · Remote · North Carolina, USA

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$122k – $170k

Senior Software Engineer (Ruby / GOlang)

Workato · Remote · Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Crawler

ZoomInfo · Remote · Vancouver, WA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$140k – $220k

Senior Software Engineer, Service Tools

2mo

Airbnb · Remote · Brazil

64 · GoodFlexible Hours

Principal Software Engineer - Relevance in ES|QL

23d

Elastic · Remote · USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Search Relevance in ES|QL

25d

Elastic · Remote · USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer

1mo

Fluxon · Remote · Portugal

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

Staff Software Engineer

1mo

Fluxon · Remote · Poland

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

Staff Software Engineer (Guarded Containers)

2mo

Chainguard · Remote · USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$205k – $231k

Senior Software Engineer (Containers)

2mo

Chainguard · Remote · USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$157k – $184k

Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure

2mo

Thumbtack · Remote · USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$123k – $160k

Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure

2mo

Thumbtack · Remote · Canada

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$123k – $160k

Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform

2mo

Cribl · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$205k – $245k

Fullstack Software Engineer

3mo

CaptivateIQ · Remote · Poland

62 · GoodFlexible Hours$89k – $118k

Software Engineer - Platform Team

12d

Arista Networks · Remote · Budapest, Hungary

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer II

4mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$197k – $232k

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Employers hiring for Algorithms on this page include Elastic, Workato, and Arista Networks. Algorithms roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Algorithms is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Algorithms roles span the full seniority range — we list 179 open roles requiring Algorithms across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Algorithms hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Algorithms roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Algorithms candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Algorithms on current listings.

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