Updated June 13, 2026

250 open positions

Technical Leadership Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 250+ technical leadership 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 MongoDB, Okta, and Arista Networks. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, unlimited PTO, and generous_parental_leave.

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Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Android

Suno

OnsiteNew York City, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior / Staff Software Engineer, iOS

Suno

OnsiteNew York City, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Environmental Engineer

University of Washington

HybridSeattle, USA

Compressed week

Senior Software Engineer II – Engine Dynamics

13d

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Lead Machine Learning Engineer / Applied Scientist

Upwork

HybridToronto, Canada

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Engineer - Content Intelligence Infrastructure

10d

Spotify

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Staff Engineer - Content Intelligence Infrastructure

10d

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Cloud Architect

11d

CARFAX

HybridLondon, Canada

4 day week during Summer

Staff Engineer, Payments

2mo

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Senior Software Engineer, Payments

2mo

Forter

HybridTel Aviv, Israel

Half day fridays

Database Engineering Team Manager

Squarespace

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave€93k - €143k

Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Adobe

HybridSan Jose, USA

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Toast

HybridDublin, Ireland

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Sr Engineer I, Mechanical

Phillips 66

OnsiteWestlake, USA

9 day fortnight

Principal Software Engineer

10d

DigitalOcean

HybridSeattle, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Principal Software Engineer

10d

DigitalOcean

HybridBoston, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Solution Architect - ArcGIS

Esri

HybridSt. Louis, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Sr. Network Engineer

10d

Empire State Realty Trust

HybridNew York, USA

4 day week during Summer

Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineer

19d

Boeing

OnsiteEl Segundo, USA

9 day fortnight

Senior Compliance Engineer

26d

Dolby

HybridSan Francisco, USA

9 day fortnight

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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 Technical Leadership on this page include MongoDB, Okta, and Arista Networks. Technical Leadership 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 Leadership is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Technical Leadership roles span the full seniority range — we list 1160 open roles requiring Technical Leadership 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 Leadership 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 Leadership 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 Leadership 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 Leadership on current listings.

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