Updated May 20, 2026

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Large Language Models Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ large language models jobs at companies offering generous PTO and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 4 new this week.

Hiring companies include Spotify, Pattern, and EliseAI. Schedules on offer include generous PTO, unlimited PTO, and flexible hours.

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Machine Learning Engineer I, Personalization

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$138k - $198k

Distinguished Engineer, Agentic SDLC & Non-Linear Productivity

13d

GitLab

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Post Training

14d

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Machine Learning Engineer - Personalization

14d

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$170k - $212k

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

27d

Spotify

RemoteUK

5 day weekGenerous PTO$227k - $325k

Senior Machine Learning Scientist

28d

Ada

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

28d

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$227k - $325k

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Agentic Systems

28d

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization

28d

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$138k - $198k

Machine Learning Engineer

28d

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$148k - $212k

Postdoctoral Research Associate - AI for Science

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

HybridOak Ridge, USA

9 day fortnight

AI Product Specialist

Pattern

HybridPune, India

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Junior Research Scientist

EliseAI

OnsiteNew York City, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Junior Research Scientist

10d

EliseAI

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff AI Research Engineer

22d

Duolingo

HybridPittsburgh, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$221k - $331k

AI Engineer - II

10d

Pattern

HybridPune, India

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization

Spotify

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$184k - $263k

Research Scientist - Personalization

28d

Spotify

HybridLondon or Stockholm

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Product Manager - Platform Tooling

28d

Spotify

HybridStockholm, Sweden

5 day weekGenerous PTO

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Last reviewed: May 20, 2026

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

Large Language Models roles span the full seniority range — we list 21 open roles requiring Large Language Models 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 — Large Language Models 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. Large Language Models 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 Large Language Models 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 Large Language Models on current listings.

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