Updated June 13, 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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Senior Software Engineer I, Full-stack

12d

Braze

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer (NC)

1mo

Fractional AI

OnsiteRaleigh, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer, Inference

15d

Anthropic

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave€235k - €295k

Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens

15d

Anthropic

HybridNew York City +2 more

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave$350k - $500k

Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Pre-training

15d

Anthropic

HybridZürich, Switzerland

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Software Engineer (Packet Forwarding Engines)

11d

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity - Golang

11d

Arista Networks

OnsiteDublin, Ireland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Diagnostics Software Engineer

11d

Arista Networks

OnsiteNashua, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Frontend Engineer (Angular)

12d

Workato

HybridBerlin, Germany

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Frontend Engineer (Angular)

12d

Workato

HybridBarcelona, Spain

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training

15d

Anthropic

HybridSan Francisco +2 more

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave$350k - $500k

Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training

15d

Anthropic

HybridZürich, Switzerland

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Research Engineer, Machine Learning

15d

Anthropic

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, EOS Layer 2 and Network Services

11d

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)

15d

Anthropic

HybridSan Francisco or New York City

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Research Engineer, Cybersecurity Reinforcement Learning

15d

Anthropic

HybridSan Francisco or New York City

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave$300k - $405k

Full-Stack Software Engineer, Reinforcement Learning

15d

Anthropic

HybridSan Francisco or New York City

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

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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 13, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

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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