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Updated June 1, 2026

217 open positions

Generous Parental Leave Jobs

Browse 217+ generous parental leave jobs at 4-day-week-minded companies—full pay and a better work-life balance. 860 new this week.

Hiring companies include MongoDB, Anthropic, and Squarespace.

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Trusted by 350+ companies offering reduced work schedules

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Open-Source Machine Learning Engineer (EMEA)

19d

RemoteFrance

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Open-Source Machine Learning Engineer

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Data/Infrastructure Advocate Engineer

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Staff Technical Program Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

19d

RemoteIreland

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Staff Technical Program Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Fabric

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Product Sales Specialist

19d

RemoteIndia

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Registrar Operations Lead

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Data/Infrastructure Advocate Engineer (EMEA)

19d

RemoteFrance

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Cloud ML DevRel Engineer

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Cloud ML DevRel Engineer (EMEA)

19d

RemoteFrance

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Staff Engineer, Code Generation

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Staff Engineer, Code Generation

19d

RemoteCanada

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Staff Engineer, AMP

19d

RemoteIndia

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Software Engineer, Code Generation

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Software Engineer, Code Generation

19d

RemoteCanada

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Staff Engineer, MongoDB Developer Productivity

19d

RemoteCanada

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Staff Engineer, MongoDB Developer Productivity

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Staff Engineer, AMP

19d

RemoteCanada

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Staff Engineer, AMP

19d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

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How a generous parental leave works

Extended paid parental leave beyond the statutory minimum

Extended paid parental leave well beyond the statutory minimum
Typically equal for all parents — birth, adoptive, and partners
Standard 40-hour week the rest of the time, at full pay

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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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

A generous parental leave arrangement reduces standard working hours while preserving full pay — the exact structure varies by employer. Some companies fix the non-working day (commonly Friday), others let employees pick. Total weekly hours typically land between 30 and 36, depending on the specific variant. The companies on this page have all publicly documented their version of the schedule, so their listings show whether the reduced day is fixed, rotating, or flexible. Expand any listing to see the specifics.

Currently, software and technology companies dominate the generous parental leave listings, followed by consulting firms, product organisations, and an increasing number of professional services and healthcare employers. This page lists 860 open roles at 6+ companies including MongoDB, Anthropic, and Squarespace. The range is broadening each year as high-profile pilots publish results and competitive-hiring pressure pushes more sectors to adopt reduced schedules.

For the listings on this page, no — the employers have publicly committed to full pay under the generous parental leave arrangement. This is the defining criterion for inclusion on 4dayweek.io (with the explicit exception of part-time and pro-rata roles, which are clearly labelled). Pilot studies from the UK 4 Day Week Campaign, Iceland's trials, and individual company reports consistently show productivity held flat or improved under full-pay schedules.

The most successful approach is to propose a trial period with clear success metrics — what output you'll maintain, how you'll track it, and when you'll review. Reference the published pilot data: the UK 4-day-week trial saw 92% of participating companies continue post-trial, with flat or improved revenue. Pitch it as a productivity experiment, not a lifestyle perk. If your employer declines, every company listed on this page already operates on a generous parental leave — switching may be faster than convincing.

Generous Parental Leave is one of several reduced-hours patterns — others include compressed weeks (40 hours in 4 days), 9-day fortnights (one Friday off every other week), flexible-hours policies (total hours capped but schedule flexible), and summer-only reductions. The common thread on 4dayweek.io is that full pay is preserved. Different arrangements suit different industries — engineering teams often favour flexible or fortnight patterns, customer-facing teams gravitate toward fixed-day arrangements for coverage clarity.