Updated May 13, 2026

78 open positions

Ruby on Rails Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 78+ ruby on rails jobs at companies offering flexible hours and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 11 new this week.

Hiring companies include GitLab, Justworks, and Spring Health. Schedules on offer include flexible hours, unlimited PTO, and flex Fridays.

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Forward Deployed Engineer

GitLab

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Forward Deployed Engineer

GitLab

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Forward Deployed Engineer

GitLab

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Software Engineer

27d

Lucidya

RemoteSaudi Arabia +5 more

4 day week (100% pay)

Full-Stack Developer

1mo

Second Mile

RemoteUSA

4 day week (100% pay)

Software Engineer II, L2 Messaging Team

20d

CareMessage

RemoteUSA

Half day fridays

Senior Software Engineer, Applications Team

20d

CareMessage

RemoteUSA

Half day fridays

Senior Software Engineer I, L3 Messaging Team

1mo

CareMessage

RemoteUSA

Half day fridays

Partnership Support Engineer

Wheelhouse

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer, Platform

21d

HackerOne

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$182k - $222k

Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform

21d

HackerOne

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$190k - $230k

Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI

21d

HackerOne

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$190k - $230k

Senior Software Engineer, Global Markets (Backend)

1mo

Airbnb

RemoteChina

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Engineer, Platform

1mo

HappyCo

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer

12d

Omada Health

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer - Infrastructure

21d

Modern Treasury

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Forward Deployed Engineer

GitLab

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Field Strategist, Forward Deployed Engineer

14d

GitLab

RemoteWorldwide

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Backend Engineer (AI), Pipeline Execution

21d

GitLab

RemoteCanada +4 more

5 day weekVery Flexible

Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI

21d

HackerOne

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$230k - $280k

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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 13, 2026

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

Ruby On Rails roles span the full seniority range — we list 78 open roles requiring Ruby On Rails 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 On Rails 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 On Rails 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 On Rails 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 Rails on current listings.

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