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RTOS Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 22+ rtos jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 6 new this week. Hiring companies include L3Harris Technologies, Graphcore, and United Launch Alliance.

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9-day fortnights 12
generous PTO 1
flexible hours 2
unlimited PTO 7

Updated October 24, 2026

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Embedded Systems Test Engineer

1mo

Geotab · Remote · Poland

61 · GoodFlexible Hours

Embedded Software Engineer II

Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Hybrid · Pasadena, CA, USA

68 · Good9 Day Fortnight$128k – $139k

Specialist, Software Engineering (Embedded)

L3Harris Technologies · Onsite · Richardson, TX, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

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Specialist, Software Engineer - Application Infrastructure & Embedded Systems

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Yorba Linda or Cape Canaveral

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Firmware Engineer

ButterflyMX · Onsite · Irvine, CA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Specialist, Software Engineering

10d

L3Harris Technologies · Onsite · Yorba Linda, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$97k – $180k

Chief Software Architect

2mo

Cobham Ultra · Onsite · Maidenhead, England, UK

69 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Embedded Flight Software Engineer 2

18d

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$93k – $155k

Embedded Flight Software Engineer 2

22d

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$88k – $147k

Small Satellite Embedded Software Engineer

1mo

The Aerospace Corporation · Hybrid · El Segundo, CA, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$110k – $194k

Embedded Flight Software Engineer 3

1mo

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

2mo

AssetWatch · Hybrid · Columbus, OH, USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Embedded Developer

16d

Geotab · Hybrid · Madrid, Spain

61 · GoodFlexible Hours

Embedded Software Engineer

11d

Venus Aerospace · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO

Senior / Staff Embedded Software Engineer

4mo

Waabi · Hybrid · Toronto, ON +2 more

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO$148k – $249k

Staff System Software Engineer

2mo

Graphcore · Hybrid · Bristol or Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Staff System Software Engineer

3mo

Graphcore · Hybrid · Bengaluru, India

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Senior System Software Engineer

3mo

Graphcore · Hybrid · Bengaluru, India

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

10d

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Camden, SC or Philadelphia

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$105k – $175k

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Rtos on this page include L3Harris Technologies, Graphcore, and United Launch Alliance. Rtos 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 Rtos is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Rtos 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 — Rtos 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. Rtos 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 Rtos 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 Rtos on current listings.

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