Updated June 6, 2026

59 open positions

Platform Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 59+ platform engineering jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 36 new this week.

Hiring companies include Canva, Chainguard, and DoiT. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and flexible hours.

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Senior Platform Engineer - Compute

Feedzai

RemotePortugal

4 day week during Summer

IT Staff Engineer - AI Enablement & Automation

Openly

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer (.NET)

Chainguard

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer (Libraries Platform)

Chainguard

RemoteUK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer (Libraries Platform)

Chainguard

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Engineering Manager, Core Entities & Trip Intelligence

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Software Engineer, AI Platform

JumpCloud

RemoteTurkey

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform

JumpCloud

RemoteTurkey

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff AI Platform Engineer

Invoca

RemoteUSA or Canada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Sr. Software Engineer I

Invoca

RemoteUSA or Canada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff AI Architect

Experian

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Platform Workflows team

Canva

RemoteAustralia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Principal Partner Engineer — Ecosystem

Canva

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Principal Partner Engineer — Ecosystem

Canva

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer II, Developer Experience / Operational Excellence

Samsara

RemoteUK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior DevOps Engineer

Five9

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Solutions Engineer, PerfectScale

12d

DoiT

RemoteUK +4 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Solutions Engineer, EMEA

12d

DoiT

RemoteUK +3 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Quality Platform Engineer

16d

Circle

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Platform Engineer

22d

Phaidra

RemoteUSA +2 more

5 day weekVery Flexible

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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 6, 2026

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Employers hiring for Platform Engineering on this page include Canva, Chainguard, and DoiT. Platform Engineering 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 Platform Engineering is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Platform Engineering roles span the full seniority range — we list 60 open roles requiring Platform Engineering 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 — Platform Engineering 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. Platform Engineering 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 Platform Engineering 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 Platform Engineering on current listings.

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