Updated June 2, 2026

142 open positions

System Architecture Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 142+ system architecture jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 106 new this week.

Hiring companies include Roblox, Dropbox, and MongoDB. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and generous PTO.

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Senior AI Engineer

2mo

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RemoteCanada

5 day weekVery Flexible$122k - $162k

Staff Backend Engineer

2mo

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RemoteCanada

5 day weekVery Flexible$146k - $180k

Senior Full Stack Engineer

2mo

Procurify

RemoteCanada

5 day weekVery Flexible$122k - $152k

Solutions Integration Engineer III

12d

Samsara

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer II, DevEx, OPX

12d

Samsara

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Platform Engineer - Reporting Systems

12d

Banyan Software

RemoteArgentina

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Sr. Forward Deployed AI Engineer

12d

Smartsheet

RemoteUK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Director, Engineering, Grid Platform & Reporting Services

12d

Smartsheet

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer (MacOS Endpoint)

12d

Cyberhaven

RemoteRomania

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Director of Engineering

1mo

CoderPad

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer - Fraud

1mo

Mercury

RemoteCanada or USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$239k - $299k

Staff Software Developer

1mo

Confluent

RemoteGermany

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

AI Engineer (Healthcare SaaS)

12d

Banyan Software

RemoteUSA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Data Engineer

25d

Wheelhouse

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

26d

DEFCON AI

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Lead Backend Software Engineer (Product)

27d

Philo

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Full Stack Engineer

28d

Assured

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Backend Engineer, API

21d

Polymarket

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Partnerships & Martech

27d

Rocket Money

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Autopilot

27d

Rocket Money

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k - $185k

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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 2, 2026

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

System Architecture roles span the full seniority range — we list 207 open roles requiring System 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 — System 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.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. System Architecture 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 System 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 System Architecture on current listings.

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