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Java Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 1,578+ java jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and best places to work—for a better work-life balance. 215 new this week. Hiring companies include Elastic, ServiceNow, and MongoDB.

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unlimited PTO 309
best places to work 897
generous parental leave 155

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Engineering Intern

Signifyd · Remote · Belfast, UK

89 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

Senior Backend Engineer

Nexus Mods · Remote · UK

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week£65k – £75k

Sr. Staff Data Engineer

Capital One · Remote · USA

86 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

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Staff AI Engineer

Capital One · Remote · USA

86 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

Staff AI Engineer - Enterprise Analysis Platform

Capital One · Remote · USA

86 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)Pro-rata pay~$210k· reduced week

Full Stack Software Engineer

Parsons Corporation · Remote · USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$104k – $181k

Full Stack Software Engineer

Parsons Corporation · Remote · USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$104k – $181k

Senior Software Engineer (Go) - AI Resilience & Security Enhancements

3mo

Form3 · Remote · London, UK

92 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

Android Developer

4mo

Troido · Remote · Düsseldorf, Germany

90 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

Senior Software Developer

1mo

Thales · Remote · Florida +3 more

89 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

Staff Software Engineer II

3mo

Signifyd · Remote · USA

89 · Excellent4 Day Work Week$190k – $225k

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

3mo

Signifyd · Remote · USA

89 · Excellent4 Day Work Week$150k – $190k

Senior Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch

NEW

Elastic · Remote · Spain

62 · GoodBest Place to Work€67k – €106k

Senior Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch

NEW

Elastic · Remote · Poland

62 · GoodBest Place to WorkPLN 308k – PLN 487k

Senior Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch

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Elastic · Remote · Ireland

62 · GoodBest Place to Work€87k – €138k

Staff Software Engineer, Payments (AirCover Insurance Platform)

Airbnb · Remote · USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$212k – $265k

Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, Quality Platform

Airbnb · Remote · Brazil

64 · GoodFlexible Hours

Early Career Mobile Software Engineer, Quality Platform

Airbnb · Remote · São Paulo, Brazil

64 · GoodFlexible Hours

Principal Backend Engineer

14d

Nexus Mods · Remote · UK

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week£80k – £90k

Senior Solutions Architect

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New Relic · Remote · Massachusetts, USA

59 · GoodBest Place to Work

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Employers hiring for Java on this page include Elastic, ServiceNow, and MongoDB. Java roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible 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 on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Java hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules 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.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Java roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority 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 Java candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. 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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