Updated May 20, 2026

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Java Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 250+ java jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and generous PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 60 new this week.

Hiring companies include Spotify, Twilio, and Airbnb. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, generous PTO, and flexible hours.

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Game Developer (Java / libGDX)

Micro1

RemoteUSA

Part time$20 - $120/hr

Software Engineer

Micro1

RemoteUSA +4 more

Part time$66 - $129/hr

SWE Fellow - Human Frontier Collective

Scale AI

RemoteUSA

Part time

SWE Fellow - Human Frontier Collective

Scale AI

RemoteUK

Part time

SWE Fellow - Human Frontier Collective

Scale AI

RemoteCanada

Part time

Senior Software Developer (Go)

1mo

Form3

RemoteCanada

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Personalization

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$210k - $260k

Senior Solutions Architect: New Logo (East)

23h

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Professional Services Principal

SambaSafety

RemoteUSA

4 day week during Summer

Senior Engineering Manager, Reliability

Twilio

RemoteIreland

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Backend Engineer, Consumer Product

Flex

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Technical Support Engineer 2

19h

Twilio

RemoteColombia

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Presales Architect

23h

Twilio

RemoteBrazil

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Relevance and Personalization

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Mobile Software Engineer (Android)

Feedzai

RemotePortugal

4 day week during Summer

Software Engineer - Digital Trust

Feedzai

RemotePortugal

4 day week during Summer

Senior Software Engineer - Golang

Ocrolus

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$180k

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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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Employers hiring for Java on this page include Spotify, Twilio, and Airbnb. Java 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 Java is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Java roles span the full seniority range — we list 390 open roles requiring Java 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 — Java 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. Java 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 Java 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 Java on current listings.

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Java Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

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