Updated June 1, 2026

34 open positions

Backend Development Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 34+ backend development jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and generous_parental_leave—full pay and a better work-life balance. 13 new this week.

Hiring companies include MongoDB, Klaviyo, and Forter. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, generous_parental_leave, and half-day Fridays.

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Senior Software Engineer, Agents

23d

RevenueCat

RemoteSpain

5 day weekVery Flexible

Staff Software Engineer, Community Support Engineering

1mo

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible$204k - $255k

Staff Software Engineer - Fraud

1mo

Mercury

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$239k - $299k

Senior Software Engineer - AI Engineering

2mo

Mercury

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$167k - $219k

CLI Engineer

1mo

Supabase

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Software Engineer

14d

Collectly

RemoteBrazil

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Backend Engineer, Onchain

1mo

Polymarket

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer, Billing

27d

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Senior Software Engineer, Disputes

2mo

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Senior Software Engineer, AI

2mo

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Senior Software Engineer, Financial Platform

2mo

Discord

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$196k - $220k

Senior Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure

2mo

Discord

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$196k - $221k

Backend Engineer - Platform

1mo

Spotify

HybridToronto, Canada

5 day weekGenerous PTO$103k - $148k

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

2mo

Good Inside

HybridNew York, USA

4 day week during Summer$205k - $235k

Senior Software Engineer II, Customer Value, Orchestration

1mo

Spring Health

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer

1mo

Deepgram

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Backend Engineer

1mo

Rain

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer II, Backend

1mo

HybridToronto, Canada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$139k - $189k

Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

1mo

HybridToronto, Canada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer

1mo

Checkr

HybridDenver or San Francisco

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$224k - $264k

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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 1, 2026

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Employers hiring for Backend Development on this page include MongoDB, Klaviyo, and Forter. Backend Development 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 Backend Development is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Backend Development roles span the full seniority range — we list 39 open roles requiring Backend Development 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 — Backend Development 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. Backend Development 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 Backend Development 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 Backend Development on current listings.

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