Updated June 14, 2026

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Software Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 97+ software engineering jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 10 new this week.

Hiring companies include Anthropic, Arista Networks, and Workato. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and generous_parental_leave.

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Engineering Manager

2mo

Ghost

RemoteUSA

4 day week100% pay$160k - $190k

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Amgen

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Software Engineer II, L2 Integrations Team

2mo

CareMessage

RemoteUSA

Half day fridays

Senior Data Engineer I

Samsara

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Data Engineer I

Samsara

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer (Packet Forwarding Engines)

Arista Networks

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work$120k - $195k

Principal Product Security Researcher

11d

Chainguard

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer - SONiC

11d

Arista Networks

RemotePoland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer (Packet Forwarding Engines)

11d

Arista Networks

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work$120k - $195k

Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience

1mo

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$188k - $254k

Senior Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience

1mo

Temporal

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$188k - $254k

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

11d

Tekmetric

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

1mo

Coinbase

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k

Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

1mo

Coinbase

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer - II

1mo

Confluent

RemoteIndia

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Especialista de Engenharia de Dados

12d

Experian

RemoteBrazil

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer

12d

Starburst

RemoteIndia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer II - Benchmark Infrastructure

12d

Starburst

RemoteIndia

5 day weekBest Place to Workzł 3k

Software Engineer II - Benchmark Infrastructure

12d

Starburst

RemoteIndia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Full Stack Engineer - Developer Productivity

12d

Fivetran

RemoteEurope +2 more

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 Engineering on this page include Anthropic, Arista Networks, and Workato. Software Engineering 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 Engineering is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Software Engineering roles span the full seniority range — we list 97 open roles requiring Software Engineering 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 Engineering 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 Engineering 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 Engineering 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 Engineering on current listings.

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