Updated June 14, 2026

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Technical Design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 42+ technical design jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 4 new this week.

Hiring companies include Acturis, Experian, and Version 1. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and 9-day fortnights.

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Senior Software Engineer - TV Playback (C++)

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Staff Salesforce Developer

11d

Nutanix

HybridSan Jose, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer II

12d

Procore

HybridAustin, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$113k - $155k

Software Engineer, Cloud

24d

Redpanda

HybridWarsaw, Poland

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Data Plane

1mo

Redpanda

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Integration Consultant

12d

Version 1

HybridBengaluru, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

AI Technical Lead/Senior Developer - DevOps/MLOps

12d

Version 1

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Technical Business Analyst, Data & AI

12d

Acturis

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer, Android

12d

Toast

HybridCosta Mesa, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Java Engineer - Full Stack

12d

Experian

HybridHyderabad, India

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Desarrollador fullstack - Technical Development Analyst

12d

Experian

OnsiteBogotá, Colombia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Databases

12d

Fivetran

HybridToronto, Canada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Databases

12d

Fivetran

HybridOakland, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Backend Engineer, Partner Distribution Team

12d

Hiya

HybridBudapest, Hungary

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer, Developer Foundations

12d

Okta

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$194k - $267k

AI Researcher

13d

Workato

HybridSingapore, Singapore

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior iOS Engineer

1mo

Bumble

HybridAustin, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Lead iOS Engineer

1mo

Bumble

HybridAustin, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Software Engineer, Cash App Banking

15d

Block

HybridToronto, Canada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Cloud Database Engineer

1mo

Marqeta

HybridToronto or Vancouver

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: June 14, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Technical Design on this page include Acturis, Experian, and Version 1. Technical 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 Technical Design is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Technical Design roles span the full seniority range — we list 42 open roles requiring Technical 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 — Technical 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. Technical 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 Technical 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 Technical Design on current listings.

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