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Reinforcement Learning Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 68+ reinforcement learning jobs at companies offering generous PTO and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include Anthropic, Pinterest, and Fin.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Modeling, Control, and AI for Thermal Systems

Oak Ridge National Laboratory · Remote · USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Pinterest · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$228k – $469k

Senior AI Research Scientist (Model-based RL)

2mo

Phaidra · Remote · UK

64 · GoodFlexible Hours£85k – £132k

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Research Scientist - Generative Audio

3mo

Spotify · Remote · UK or Sweden

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior AI Controls Solutions Engineer (HVAC Systems)

5mo

Phaidra · Remote · USA or Canada

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$108k – $190k

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Post Training

5mo

Airbnb · Remote · USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$248k – $310k

Director of Research, Agentic AI

1mo

DigitalOcean · Remote · Seattle, WA, USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$250k – $312k

Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML

4mo

DigitalOcean · Remote · Seattle, WA, USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$217k – $271k

Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied (Vision)

3mo

Liquid AI · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied (Audio)

3mo

Liquid AI · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Applied Research Intern, Proactive Intelligence & Customer World Models

4mo

Block · Remote · Toronto, ON, Canada

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Applied Research Intern, Proactive Intelligence & Customer World Models

4mo

Block · Remote · Bay Area, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Sr. Manager, Machine Learning Engineering-Applied Research

2mo

Pinterest · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$228k – $469k

Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Science

4mo

Pinterest · Remote · Toronto, ON, Canada

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Research Staff, LLMs

5mo

Deepgram · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$150k – $250k

Research Scientist, Simulation Agents

4mo

Waabi · Remote · USA or Canada

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO$158k – $269k

Fellows Program, ML Systems & Reinforcement Learning

4mo

Anthropic · Remote · UK +2 more

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$3,850/wk

Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

6mo

Pinterest · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$139k – $286k

Senior C++ Programmer - Machine Learning

Ubisoft Montreal · Onsite · Montreal, QC, Canada

65 · GoodGenerous PTO

Machine Learning Engineer

1mo

Gigaton · Hybrid · London, UK

69 · GoodGenerous PTO

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Employers hiring for Reinforcement Learning on this page include Anthropic, Pinterest, and Fin. Reinforcement Learning roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Reinforcement Learning is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Reinforcement Learning roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Reinforcement Learning hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules 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.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Reinforcement Learning roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and 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 Reinforcement Learning candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Reinforcement Learning on current listings.

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Reinforcement Learning Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 68+ reinforcement learning jobs at companies offering generous PTO and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include Anthropic, Pinterest, and Fin.

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