Updated June 14, 2026

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Software Development Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 47+ software development jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 2 new this week.

Hiring companies include Esri, Arista Networks, and Meritis. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and 9-day fortnights.

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Software Development Internship

19d

AFAS Software

RemoteNetherlands

4 day week100% pay

Senior Solutions Architect - East

11d

Chainguard

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$195k

Senior Solutions Architect - Central

11d

Chainguard

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$195k

Gestionnaire principal·e des mises en production, plateforme du service à la clientèle

18d

Airbnb

RemoteCanada

5 day weekVery Flexible

Technical Account Manager

11d

Glia

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer - Customer Success

1mo

Feedzai

RemotePortugal

4 day week during Summer

Claims and Remit Support Developer - X12 Healthcare transactions

12d

Experian

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer

1mo

Lattice

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$90k - $120k

Engineering Manager

SmartBear

HybridBengaluru, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Data Scientist

Meritis

HybridSophia Antipolis, France

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Specialist, Software Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteCarlsbad, USA

9 day fortnight

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Grid Modeling

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OnsiteOak Ridge, USA

9 day fortnight

Research Software Engineer

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

HybridOak Ridge, USA

9 day fortnight

Systems Administrator

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

Compressed week

Industrial Software Development Manager

19d

Thales

HybridSingapore, Singapore

4 day week80% pay

Software Engineer

Volvo Cars

HybridGothenburg, Sweden

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Cybersecurity Assessment Specialist

19d

Boeing

OnsiteBoulder, USA

9 day fortnight

Fullstack Software Engineer (Kotlin/Typescript/React) - Transport Planning Optimization

Zalando

HybridBerlin, Germany

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Java Engineer

11d

Accso

HybridCape Town, South Africa

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior .Net Core / C# Engineer

11d

Accso

HybridCape Town, South Africa

5 day weekBest Place to Work

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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: June 14, 2026

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

Software Development roles span the full seniority range — we list 47 open roles requiring Software Development 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 Development 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. Software Development 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 Software Development 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 Development on current listings.

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