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Distributed Systems Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 1,463+ distributed systems jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and best places to work—for a better work-life balance. 128 new this week. Hiring companies include ServiceNow, Elastic, and MongoDB.

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generous PTO 84
flexible hours 38
unlimited PTO 409
best places to work 714
generous parental leave 184

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Senior Backend Engineer

10d

Nexus Mods · Remote · UK

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week£65k – £75k

Senior Software Engineer – Backend

6mo

Close · Remote · USA

93 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

Senior Software Engineer (Go) - AI Resilience & Security Enhancements

3mo

Form3 · Remote · London, UK

92 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

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Go Developer - AI & ML

5mo

Civo · Remote · Worldwide

92 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

Staff Software Engineer II

3mo

Signifyd · Remote · USA

89 · Excellent4 Day Work Week$190k – $225k

Platform Engineer - Compute

NEW

Supabase · Remote · Worldwide

61 · GoodFlexible Hours

10x Software Engineer

6mo

Lucidya · Remote · Saudi Arabia +5 more

87 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

Senior Software Engineer: Back-end

NEW

LogicGate · Remote · USA

60 · GoodSummer Fridays$125k – $165k

Senior Engineer I, Compute

NEW

DigitalOcean · Remote · Austin, TX, USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$139k – $174k

Senior Engineer I, Compute

NEW

DigitalOcean · Remote · Denver, CO, USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$139k – $174k

Senior Engineer I, Compute

NEW

DigitalOcean · Remote · San Francisco, CA, USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$139k – $174k

Staff AI Engineer - Enterprise Analysis Platform

14d

Capital One · Remote · USA

86 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)Pro-rata pay~$210k· reduced week

Senior Staff AI Engineer

21d

Capital One · Remote · Cambridge +4 more

86 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)Pro-rata pay~$245k· reduced week

Principal Backend Engineer

20d

Nexus Mods · Remote · UK

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week£80k – £90k

AI Solution Architect

NEW

Veeam · Remote · USA

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer, Data Authoring

Airbnb · Remote · USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$212k – $265k

Senior Software Engineer, Certificate Management

Coinbase · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$186k – $219k

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Marketing & Privacy Engineering)

Affirm · Remote · Canada

61 · GoodBest Place to WorkCA$153k – CA$213k

Staff Software Engineer - Services Platform

Mercury · Remote · Canada or USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$239k – $299k

Platform Engineer

Resend · Remote · Ireland

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$150k – $180k

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Employers hiring for Distributed Systems on this page include ServiceNow, Elastic, and MongoDB. Distributed Systems roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Distributed Systems is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Distributed Systems roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Distributed Systems hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules 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.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Distributed Systems roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority 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 Distributed Systems candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Distributed Systems on current listings.

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