Updated May 11, 2026

250 open positions

System Design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 250+ system design jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and flexible hours—full pay and a better work-life balance. 115 new this week.

Hiring companies include Airbnb, Klaviyo, and Twilio. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, flexible hours, and generous PTO.

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Software Engineer - Backend/Python

1mo

RemoteUSA

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior Software Developer (Go)

1mo

Form3

RemoteCanada

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Workflows

Front

RemoteFrance

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Engineering Manager, Workflows AI

Front

RemoteFrance

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Senior Software Engineer (Data Platform)

Phaidra

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Software Engineer (.NET)

The Agile Monkeys

RemoteSpain

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Software Engineer (Data focused)

DoiT

RemoteCanada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer - Market Solutions

Feedzai

RemotePortugal

4 day week during Summer

Software Engineer

25d

Lucidya

RemoteSaudi Arabia +5 more

4 day week (100% pay)

Senior Backend Engineer

Zerion

RemotePortugal

5 day weekVery Flexible

Staff Software Engineer

CaptivateIQ

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Site Reliability Engineer

CaptivateIQ

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Staff Software Engineer, Core Architecture

Owner.com

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Product Builder

Owner.com

RemoteUSA or Canada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Owner.com

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

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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: May 11, 2026

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

System Design roles span the full seniority range — we list 379 open roles requiring System Design 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 Design 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 Design 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 Design 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 Design on current listings.

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