Updated May 20, 2026

31 open positions

Elasticsearch Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 31+ elasticsearch jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and half-day Fridays—full pay and a better work-life balance. 2 new this week.

Hiring companies include Forter, Temporal, and Discord. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, half-day Fridays, and generous PTO.

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Senior Software Engineer - Backend

1mo

RemoteUSA

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior Software Developer (Go)

1mo

Form3

RemoteCanada

4 day week (80% pay)

Software Engineer

1mo

Lucidya

RemoteSaudi Arabia +5 more

4 day week (100% pay)

Data Lead (Life Sciences)

1mo

Loka

RemoteSouth America or North America

Rotating 4 day week

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Search

11d

Hungryroot

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer - Open Source Server

29d

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$212k - $286k

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Data Storage

29d

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$212k - $286k

Senior Software Engineer, Open Source Server

29d

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$176k - $238k

Technical Support Engineer

1mo

Cribl

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$90k - $141k

Senior Software Engineer – CX Platform Team

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Senior Software Engineer, Billing

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Staff Engineer - Full Stack MERN

1mo

Forbes Advisor

OnsiteChennai, India

Rotating 4 day week

Staff Engineer - Full Stack MERN

1mo

Forbes Advisor

HybridChennai, India

Rotating 4 day week

Senior Full Stack Engineer

14d

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

10d

Front

HybridParis, France

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Staff / Senior Software Engineer

10d

Suno

OnsiteNew York City, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer - Database Infrastructure

1mo

Discord

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$160k - $180k

Senior Software Engineer - Database Infrastructure

1mo

Discord

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$196k - $221k

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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: May 20, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

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

Elasticsearch roles span the full seniority range — we list 31 open roles requiring Elasticsearch 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 — Elasticsearch 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. Elasticsearch 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 Elasticsearch 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 Elasticsearch on current listings.

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