Updated May 24, 2026

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Performance Optimization Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 180+ performance optimization jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and flexible hours—full pay and a better work-life balance. 23 new this week.

Hiring companies include Suno, Vercel, and Spotify. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, flexible hours, and generous PTO.

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Front-end TypeScript Developer

Luscii

RemoteNetherlands

4 day week (100% pay)

Senior Machine Learning Engineer / Tech Lead - AI & ML

13d

Civo

RemoteWorldwide

4 day week (100% pay)

Distributed Systems / GPU Infrastructure Engineer

CapaCloud

RemoteWorldwide

4 day week (100% pay)$5,000 - $7,500/mo

Senior Software Engineer - Frontend/React

1mo

RemoteUSA

4 day week (80% pay)

Staff Software Engineer - Product Platform Team

Orum

RemoteUSA

Rotating 4 day week

Senior Mobile Engineer

Canary Technologies

RemoteUSA

Rotating 4 day week

Senior Growth Engineer

1mo

Buffer

RemoteWorldwide

4 day week (100% pay)

Full-Stack Developer

1mo

Second Mile

RemoteUSA

4 day week (100% pay)

Senior Full Stack Engineer - Dashboard POD

Fingerprint

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Full Stack Product Engineer (TypeScript)

Maze

RemoteUK +5 more

5 day weekVery Flexible

Principal Software Engineer - Postgres

ClickHouse

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Principal Software Engineer - Postgres

ClickHouse

RemoteIndia

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Principal Software Engineer - Postgres

ClickHouse

RemoteNetherlands

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Software Engineer

SecurityScorecard

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Lead Backend Software Engineer (Product)

Philo

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Team Leader, Engineering - Performance & Developer Experience

Rocket Money

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Partnerships & Martech

Rocket Money

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Autopilot

Rocket Money

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k - $185k

Staff Frontend Engineer

Assured

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

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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 24, 2026

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

Performance Optimization roles span the full seniority range — we list 180 open roles requiring Performance Optimization 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 — Performance Optimization 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. Performance Optimization 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 Performance Optimization 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 Performance Optimization on current listings.

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Performance Optimization Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 180+ performance optimization jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and flexible hours—full pay and a better work-life balance. 23 new this week.

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180 Jobs Found

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