Updated June 12, 2026

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Architecture Design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 168+ architecture design jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 18 new this week.

Hiring companies include Toast, Okta, and Meritis. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and generous_parental_leave.

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Director of Software Architecture

11d

Hometap

HybridBoston, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Android Software Engineer, Cash App Consumer Platform

12d

Block

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Principal Software Engineer, Mobile

11d

Cambridge Mobile Telematics

HybridCambridge, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Tech Lead JAVA

11d

Meritis

OnsiteParis, France

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Développeur Java

11d

Meritis

OnsiteMontpellier, France

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineering Tech Lead

12d

MetaCompliance

HybridDerry, UK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Backend Engineer (GO, API Getaways)

12d

Workato

HybridTbilisi, Georgia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Backend Engineer (GO, API Getaways)

12d

Workato

HybridSofia, Bulgaria

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Backend Engineer (GO, API Gateways)

12d

Workato

HybridNicosia, Cyprus

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Technical Lead

12d

Version 1

OnsiteBirmingham, UK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Frontend Engineer

12d

Version 1

OnsiteBelfast, UK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Frontend Engineer

12d

Canva

HybridSydney, Australia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Frontend Engineer

12d

Canva

HybridMelbourne, Australia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Development Specialist I

12d

Experian

OnsiteSão Paulo, Brazil

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Development Specialist I

12d

Experian

OnsiteSão Paulo, Brazil

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Medior Backend Engineer, Enterprise Success

12d

Hiya

HybridBudapest, Hungary

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Staff Software Engineer, UI Lead

12d

ServiceNow

OnsiteSan Diego, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Staff AI-Native Software Engineer – Agentic Systems

12d

ServiceNow

HybridBangalore, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Engineering Team Lead - Application Infrastructure

12d

Gong

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Associate Engineering Manager

12d

SmartBear

HybridAhmedabad, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

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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: June 12, 2026

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Employers hiring for Architecture Design on this page include Toast, Okta, and Meritis. Architecture 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 Architecture Design is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Architecture Design roles span the full seniority range — we list 168 open roles requiring Architecture 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 — Architecture 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. Architecture 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 Architecture 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 Architecture Design on current listings.

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