Updated June 5, 2026

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System Design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 250+ system design jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 599 new this week.

Hiring companies include Spotify, Canva, and MongoDB. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and generous PTO.

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Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity - Golang

Arista Networks

OnsiteDublin, Ireland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Thermal Engineer

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Engineer

Experian

HybridHyderabad, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Development Coordinator

Experian

HybridSão Paulo, Brazil

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Engineer II, AI Inference Engine Systems

DigitalOcean

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$167k - $209k

Principal Software Engineer

DigitalOcean

HybridSeattle, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Object Storage - Sr. Engineer I

DigitalOcean

HybridSeattle, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$139k - $174k

Senior Software Engineer, Platforms

Arista Networks

OnsiteSydney, Australia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer - Network Systems

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Network Systems

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

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 5, 2026

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Employers hiring for System Design on this page include Spotify, Canva, and MongoDB. 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 1032 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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