Updated June 2, 2026

169 open positions

Performance Optimization Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 169+ performance optimization jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 181 new this week.

Hiring companies include Roblox, Anthropic, and Riot Games. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and generous_parental_leave.

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Senior Engineer - Social Experience

17d

VRChat

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Principal Mobile Engineer, Platform

17d

Consensys

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Mobile Engineer

23d

Canary Technologies

RemoteUSA

Rotating 4 day week

Senior Software Engineer, Compute

1mo

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Engineer, Backend - Revenue

1mo

Zapier

RemoteUSA or Canada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer, Observability

1mo

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Engineering Manager - Platform Engineering

1mo

Feedzai

RemotePortugal

4 day week during Summer

Staff Software Engineer, Compute

1mo

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$212k - $286k

Staff Backend Engineer

2mo

Procurify

RemoteCanada

5 day weekVery Flexible$146k - $180k

Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack

18d

LTK

RemoteUSA

4 day week during Summer

Senior Software Engineer

1mo

VulnCheck

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Engineer - Data Platform

19d

slice

RemoteIndia

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Software Engineer

17d

SecurityScorecard

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer

17d

SecurityScorecard

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer

17d

SecurityScorecard

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Infrastructure Software Engineer

12d

Dropbox

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Infrastructure Software Engineer

12d

Dropbox

RemotePoland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Infrastructure Software Engineer

12d

Dropbox

RemotePoland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer, Growth

12d

Samsara

RemoteCanada

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 2, 2026

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Employers hiring for Performance Optimization on this page include Roblox, Anthropic, and Riot Games. 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 332 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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