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Embedded Systems Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 66+ embedded systems jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 16 new this week. Hiring companies include Arista Networks, Latitude AI, and CHAOS Industries.

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4-day weeks (80% pay) 1
9-day fortnights 22
generous PTO 3
unlimited PTO 29
best places to work 10

Updated September 23, 2026

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Intern Software Engineer - C/C++

11d

Arista Networks · Remote · Poland

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Sr. Vulnerability Researcher (US)

14d

VulnCheck · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Sales Engineer

26d

Hologram · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$160k – $190k

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Embedded AI Engineer, On-Device Models

2mo

Deepgram · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$219k – $274k

Senior Sourcer

18d

Armada · Remote · USA

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Lead Technical Program Manager, Platform Integration

2mo

Waabi · Remote · USA or Canada

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO$171k – $243k

Senior / Staff Software Engineer, High-Performance Onboard Algorithms

3mo

Waabi · Remote · USA or Canada

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO$148k – $260k

Research Engineer, Sensor Signal Processing

3mo

Waabi · Remote · USA or Canada

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO$155k – $269k

Staff or Senior Firmware Engineer

1mo

Samsara · Remote · San Francisco, CA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Associate Vulnerability Researcher Engineer

NEW

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · West Melbourne, FL, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$64k – $111kPro · early access

Senior Vulnerability Researcher Engineer (TS)

NEW

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · West Melbourne, FL, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$112k – $196kPro · early access

Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (SV Optical Communications Terminal Software Adaptor)

NEW

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Palm Bay, USA

63 · Good9 Day FortnightPro · early access

Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineering Intern

NEW

13h

AV · Onsite · Moorpark, CA, USA

61 · Good9 Day FortnightPro · early access

Software Engineering Intern

NEW

13h

AV · Onsite · Simi Valley, CA, USA

61 · Good9 Day FortnightPro · early access

Senior Product Security Engineer

NEW

General Dynamics UK · Hybrid · Hastings, UK

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight£46k – £60kPro · early access

Senior Software Engineer in Test, Embedded Firmware

NEW

Cambridge Mobile Telematics · Hybrid · Cambridge, MA, USA

60 · GoodSummer Fridays$103k – $129kPro · early access

Principal Systems Engineer (Lead)

Cobham Ultra · Onsite · Maidenhead, England, UK

69 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Senior Software Reverse Engineer

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Huntsville, AL, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$112k – $196k

Software Engineer - Platform Team

NEW

Arista Networks · Hybrid · Athens, Greece

57 · GoodBest Place to WorkPro · early access

Senior Software Engineer (C++) - Sensor Pipelines

NEW

Latitude AI · Hybrid · Dearborn, MI +2 more

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO$179k – $269kPro · early access

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Employers hiring for Embedded Systems on this page include Arista Networks, Latitude AI, and CHAOS Industries. Embedded 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 Embedded Systems is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Embedded Systems roles span the full seniority range — we list 66 open roles requiring Embedded 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 — Embedded 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.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Embedded Systems roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, 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 Embedded 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 Embedded Systems on current listings.

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Browse 66+ embedded systems jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 16 new this week. Hiring companies include Arista Networks, Latitude AI, and CHAOS Industries.

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