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Software Architecture Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 73+ software architecture jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 10 new this week. Hiring companies include Arista Networks, Graphcore, and MongoDB.

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4-day weeks (80% pay) 6
9-day fortnights 9
unlimited PTO 9
best places to work 33
generous parental leave 7

Updated August 26, 2026

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Senior Consulting Engineer

MongoDB · Remote · London, UK

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Software Developer, Developer Experience and Administration

11d

Kinaxis · Remote · Canada

63 · GoodRotating 4 Day Week

Senior Software Engineer, Business Technology

12d

SeatGeek · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$144k – $209k

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Senior Software Engineer, Business Technology

12d

SeatGeek · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$144k – $209k

Senior C++/iOS Engineer - User Platform

1mo

Spotify · Remote · Sweden or UK

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

Advanced Software Engineer - Customer Success

14d

Feedzai · Remote · Brazil

63 · GoodSummer Fridays

Staff Software Engineer - Agentic First

1mo

Sonatype · Remote · USA

60 · GoodBest Place to Work

Engineering Manager, Console Team (Product-Led Growth Strategy)

3mo

Deepgram · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$185k – $260k

Software Engineer - Platform Team

14d

Arista Networks · Remote · Budapest, Hungary

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Consulting Engineer

15d

MongoDB · Remote · Rome, Italy

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave€77k – €115k

Senior Consulting Engineer

15d

MongoDB · Remote · Paris, France

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Software Engineer - IDP

22d

ZoomInfo · Remote · New York, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$140k – $220k

Software Engineer - C++ - Platform

1mo

Arista Networks · Remote · Bucharest, Romania

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer

2mo

Starburst · Remote · India

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer

2mo

Vestwell · Remote · USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$185k – $200k

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Intesa Sanpaolo · Hybrid · Turin or Milan

83 · Great4 Day Work Week€36kPro · early access

Senior iOS Developer

3mo

Troido · Onsite · Düsseldorf, Germany

90 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

Software Engineer

NEW

Volvo Cars · Hybrid · Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

59 · GoodGenerous PTOPro · early access

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Volvo Cars · Hybrid · Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

59 · GoodGenerous PTOPro · early access

Software Engineer

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Volvo Cars · Hybrid · Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

59 · GoodGenerous PTOPro · early access

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Employers hiring for Software Architecture on this page include Arista Networks, Graphcore, and MongoDB. Software Architecture 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 Software Architecture is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Software Architecture roles span the full seniority range — we list 71 open roles requiring Software Architecture 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 — Software Architecture 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.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Software Architecture roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, 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 Software Architecture 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 Software Architecture on current listings.

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