Updated May 20, 2026

54 open positions

Ruby Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 54+ ruby jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and flexible hours—full pay and a better work-life balance. 6 new this week.

Hiring companies include Checkr, GitLab, and Airbnb. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, flexible hours, and flex Fridays.

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54 Jobs Found

Data Engineer

23h

Wheelhouse

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Sr. Backend Software Engineer (Video Engineering)

Philo

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Lead Backend Software Engineer (Product)

Philo

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer (BE/Fullstack)

11d

TeamSnap

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k

Production Support Engineer II

20d

Marqeta

RemoteUSA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Staff Infrastructure Security Engineer (APAC, EMEA)

22d

GitLab

RemoteAsia +3 more

5 day weekVery Flexible

Software Security Engineer

27d

GitLab

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekVery Flexible$104k - $167k

Intermediate Backend Engineer, Database Automation (Ruby)

29d

GitLab

RemoteIndia

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Staff Engineer, Payments Compliance

26d

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible$244k - $305k

Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response

28d

HackerOne

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer, Reputation

1mo

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible$196k - $227k

Senior Software Engineer, Trust Platform

1mo

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible$190k - $220k

Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

28d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$124k - $255k

Senior Software Engineer

1mo

Omada Health

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$172k - $224k

Staff Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails/AI)

1mo

GitLab

RemoteCanada +4 more

5 day weekVery Flexible

Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience

1mo

GitLab

RemoteCanada +2 more

5 day weekVery Flexible$132k - $282k

Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Tenant Services: Geo

1mo

GitLab

RemoteIndia

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Software Engineer, Service Tools

1mo

Airbnb

RemoteBrazil

5 day weekVery Flexible

Principal Engineer, Infrastructure Platforms

1mo

GitLab

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekVery Flexible$171k - $367k

Backend Engineer, Knowledge Graph (Rust)

1mo

GitLab

RemoteIndia

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 20, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

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

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

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