Updated June 1, 2026

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Design Systems Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 92+ design systems jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and flexible hours—full pay and a better work-life balance. 32 new this week.

Hiring companies include Gusto, Braze, and Figma. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, flexible hours, and best_place_to_work.

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Staff Product Designer

2mo

Duolingo

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$200k - $300k

Staff Product Designer

2mo

Duolingo

HybridPittsburgh, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$200k - $300k

Product Designer, Notifications

2mo

Discord

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$148k - $167k

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Generative UI Platform

1mo

Spotify

HybridStockholm, Sweden

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Product Designer I, Live Music

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Project Engineer, Product Experience Design and Integration

14d

The Aerospace Corporation

HybridEl Segundo, USA

9 day fortnight

Head of Design

23d

Canary Technologies

HybridNew York, USA

Rotating 4 day week$235k - $290k

Senior Product Designer, Member Growth

1mo

Spring Health

HybridSeattle, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Product Designer, Member Growth

1mo

Spring Health

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Experience Design Manager, Internal Experiences

12d

Justworks

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Product Designer - Time Tools

2mo

Gusto

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$146k - $222k

Senior Engineering Manager, Builder Enablement - Front End

2mo

Gusto

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$225k - $275k

Lead Design Engineer

12d

Braze

HybridNew York City, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Lead Design Engineer

12d

Braze

HybridChicago, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Lead Design Engineer

12d

Braze

HybridAustin, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Product Designer, Borrow

12d

SoFi

HybridSan Francisco or Seattle

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Principal Product Designer

13d

PagerDuty

HybridToronto, Canada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Principal Product Designer

13d

PagerDuty

HybridAtlanta, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior UX Designer, Design System

13d

CarGurus

HybridBoston, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$100k - $125k

Senior Designer, Design Systems

1mo

Bumble

HybridAustin, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

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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 Design Systems on this page include Gusto, Braze, and Figma. Design Systems 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 Design Systems is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Design Systems roles span the full seniority range — we list 127 open roles requiring Design Systems 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 — Design Systems 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. Design Systems 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 Design Systems 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 Design Systems on current listings.

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