Updated May 25, 2026

19 open positions

Architectural Design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 19+ architectural design jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and 9-day fortnights—full pay and a better work-life balance. 1 new this week.

Hiring companies include Deel, Temporal, and General Dynamics UK. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, 9-day fortnights, and flexible hours.

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Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack

Redox

RemoteUSA

Rotating 4 day week

Tech Lead, Engineering

11d

Deel

RemoteSpain +15 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Engineering Manager, Continuous Delivery

1mo

GitLab

RemoteIndia

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Solutions Architect, Growth

23d

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$200k - $250k

Senior Solutions Architect, New Logo - West

1mo

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$200k - $250k

Staff Software Engineer, Unified Data Store

25d

Airbnb

RemoteBrazil

5 day weekVery Flexible

Tech Lead, Engineering

26d

Deel

RemoteSpain +15 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Backend Engineer - Platform & Infrastructure

1mo

Prismatic

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$170k - $195k

Senior Backend Engineer - Product

1mo

Mercury

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$167k - $208k

Systems Architect AI/ML Infrastructure

15d

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Engineering Manager - Data Partner Experience

1mo

Plaid

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer

1mo

AWIN

HybridIași, Romania

4 day week (100% pay)

Engineering Manager - Subscriptions

11d

Spotify

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$164k - $235k

Engineering Manager, Workflows AI

15d

Front

HybridParis, France

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Principal Software Engineer - Infrastructure

1mo

Discord

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$400k - $450k

Hardware Engineer

1mo

General Dynamics UK

HybridHastings, UK

9 day fortnight£46k - £80k

Principal Systems Engineer

1mo

General Dynamics UK

HybridHastings, UK

9 day fortnight£42k - £55k

Software Engineer, Deployment Infrastructure

1mo

Vercel

HybridSan Francisco or New York City

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$180k - $260k

Engineering Manager, Trust & Safety

15d

Suno

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

How we curate this list

We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →

Last reviewed: May 25, 2026

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Employers hiring for Architectural Design on this page include Deel, Temporal, and General Dynamics UK. Architectural Design 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 Architectural Design is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Architectural Design roles span the full seniority range — we list 19 open roles requiring Architectural Design 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 — Architectural Design 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.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. Architectural Design roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers. Specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and the specific 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 Architectural Design 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 Architectural Design on current listings.