Updated May 24, 2026

54 open positions

Reliability Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 54+ reliability engineering jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and flexible hours—full pay and a better work-life balance. 10 new this week.

Hiring companies include Temporal, Airbnb, and ClickHouse. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, flexible hours, and generous PTO.

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Staff Infrastructure Engineer

15d

Aurelian

OnsiteSeattle, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

15d

Aurelian

OnsiteSeattle, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Backend Engineer - Core Infrastructure

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Staff Software Engineer, Observability

1mo

Gusto

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$200k - $270k

Backend Infrastructure Engineer

15d

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco +2 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer, Internal Tools

15d

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Backend Engineer

15d

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco +2 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

15d

ID.me

HybridMountain View, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

15d

ID.me

HybridMountain View, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Lead Software Engineer - Messaging Infrastructure

1mo

Klaviyo

HybridBoston, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$216k - $324k

Software Engineer II, Reliability

1mo

Klaviyo

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekUnlimited PTO€76k - €114k

Systems Engineer

15d

Blacksmith

HybridNew York City, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Data Plane

17d

Redpanda

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer, Payments

1mo

Airbnb

HybridBangalore, India

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: May 24, 2026

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

Reliability Engineering roles span the full seniority range — we list 54 open roles requiring Reliability 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 — Reliability 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. Reliability 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 Reliability 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 Reliability Engineering on current listings.

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