Updated June 14, 2026

250 open positions

Performance Optimization Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 250+ performance optimization jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 31 new this week.

Hiring companies include Experian, Anthropic, and Canva. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and generous_parental_leave.

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Software Engineer II - Full Stack - Web Engineering

11d

Elastic

RemoteSpain

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Design Engineer

11d

Render

RemoteUSA or Canada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer - Product Platform Team

23d

Orum

RemoteUSA

Rotating 4 day week

Senior Fullstack Engineer

11d

Cloudbeds

RemoteNorth America

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer - Consumer Revenue

2mo

Discord

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$248k - $279k

Senior Software Engineer, Consumer Revenue

2mo

Discord

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$196k - $220k

Senior Full Stack Engineer - Dashboard POD

23d

Fingerprint

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Software Engineer (Frontend)

1mo

Metabase

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Systems Engineer

1mo

Automattic

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible$120k - $180k

Software Engineer

1mo

Automattic

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Backend Engineer - DevOps

11d

Guidewire

RemotePoland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Frontend Engineer, Client Data & Networking Platform

16d

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Principal Software Engineer - Postgres

23d

ClickHouse

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Principal Software Engineer - Postgres

23d

ClickHouse

RemoteIndia

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Principal Software Engineer - Postgres

23d

ClickHouse

RemoteNetherlands

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Backend Engineer, Bonfire, Music

1mo

Spotify

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$107k - $154k

Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Web, React Native Mobile)

1mo

Benepass

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$170k - $200k

Software Engineer

11d

Arista Networks

RemotePoland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Frontend Engineering Manager | Design System

11d

Wellhub

RemoteBrazil

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Demand Generation Manager (USA)

11d

DroneDeploy

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

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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 14, 2026

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Employers hiring for Performance Optimization on this page include Experian, Anthropic, and Canva. 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 409 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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