Updated June 24, 2026

20 open positions

Engineering Leadership Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 20+ engineering leadership jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 4 new this week.

Hiring companies include Okta, Fin, and Banyan Software. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and flexible hours.

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Director, Engineering - Platform

Huntress

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$240k - $300k

Engineering Director, Business Applications

Thumbtack

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Engineering Manager, Marketing Technology - Segmentation Platform & Insights Platform

1mo

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Director, Engineering

1mo

Customer.io

RemoteNorth America or South America

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Manager, Software Engineering (Front End Infrastructure)

14d

Dave

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Vice President, Engineering and AI Innovations

22d

Five9

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Engineering Manager II - Internationalization

Toast

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Lead Product Manager, Developer Experience

Klaviyo

HybridBoston, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Director, Software Engineering

Procore

HybridAustin, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Engineering Manager, Workflows

Okta

HybridBellevue, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Manager, Data Engineering

13d

Justworks

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Engineering Site Lead

22d

Starburst

OnsiteIndia, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Security Engineering Manager

22d

Fin

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Security Engineering Manager

22d

Fin

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Principal Data Platform Engineer

22d

Okta

HybridBengaluru, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Engineering Manager - Platform Migration Services

22d

Okta

HybridBengaluru, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Director, Impact Engineering

22d

ServiceNow

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Engineering Manager, Commercial Banking

22d

SoFi

HybridSeattle, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Chief Product & Technology Officer

22d

Banyan Software

HybridLisbon, Portugal

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Engineering Manager, Platform Foundations

25d

Anthropic

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

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 24, 2026

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Employers hiring for Engineering Leadership on this page include Okta, Fin, and Banyan Software. Engineering Leadership 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 Engineering Leadership is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Engineering Leadership roles span the full seniority range — we list 20 open roles requiring Engineering Leadership 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 — Engineering Leadership 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. Engineering Leadership 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 Engineering Leadership 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 Engineering Leadership on current listings.