Employers hiring for Unix on this page include Arista Networks, Experian, and Deepgram. Unix 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 Unix is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Unix roles span the full seniority range — we list 47 open roles requiring Unix 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 — Unix 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.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Unix roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and 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 Unix 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 Unix on current listings.

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Network Systems

Arista Networks

RemoteCanada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$120k - $195k

Senior C++ Engineer - SONiC

Arista Networks

RemoteGreece

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior C++ Engineer - SONiC

Arista Networks

RemoteIreland

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Corporate Network Engineering Manager

2mo

Stripe

RemoteUSA

67 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Technical Account Manager Architect (AMER)

20d

ClickHouse

RemoteUSA

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Technical Account Manager Architect

2mo

ClickHouse

RemoteSingapore

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Analytics Engineer

12d

Experian

RemoteUSA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Backend Software Engineer - Engine Team (Voice Agent)

1mo

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

60 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Backend Software Engineer - Active Learning Team

1mo

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

60 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Security Software Engineer II, Corporate Security

2mo

RemoteUSA

59 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$124k - $255k

Sr Cloud Security Engineer

1mo

Experian

RemoteBrazil

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Telecom Engineer

1mo

Five9

RemoteUK

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Network Systems

25d

Arista Networks

RemoteCanada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$120k - $195k

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Layer1

25d

Arista Networks

RemoteCanada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$120k - $195k

Senior/Lead Software Engineer (Packet Forwarding Engines)

25d

Arista Networks

RemoteCanada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$120k - $195k

Senior/Lead Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

RemoteCanada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$120k - $195k

Software Engineer - SONiC

1mo

Arista Networks

RemotePoland

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

C++ Developer

11d

CIB Group

HybridMunich +3 more

74 · Great4 day week100% pay

Principal Software Engineer

ServiceNow

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Manager, Partner Product and Delivery

2mo

Spotify

OnsiteMiami, USA

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$114k - $164k

Manager, Partner Product and Delivery

2mo

Spotify

OnsiteSão Paulo, Brazil

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Oracle/PL SQL Developer

2mo

United Launch Alliance

HybridCentennial, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Database Developer

2mo

Bounteous

HybridMontreal, Canada

62 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer

16d

Fivetran

HybridToronto, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Infrastructure Engineer

16d

Meritis

OnsiteMontpellier, France

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Member of Technical Staff 1 - Core Data Path (AI Inference)

19d

Nutanix

HybridSan Jose, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Java Developer

25d

Version 1

HybridDublin, Ireland

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work€45k - €55k

Systems Reliability Engineer

1mo

Nutanix

HybridTokyo, Japan

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Business Analyst Credit Risk

1mo

Meritis

OnsiteParis, France

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

BI Developer

1mo

Experian

OnsiteHyderabad, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer, Non-Human Identity

1mo

Okta

HybridSan Francisco, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Provisioning Engineer

1mo

Five9

HybridManila, Philippines

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Desarrollador fullstack - Technical Development Analyst

1mo

Experian

OnsiteBogotá, Colombia

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Lead Cloud Network Engineer

1mo

Experian

HybridHeredia, Costa Rica

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Network Systems

Arista Networks

OnsiteBengaluru, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Layer1

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Network Systems

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Layer1

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Layer1

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer - SONiC

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer (Packet Forwarding Engines)

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Diagnostics Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Layer1

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer - Network Systems

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Network Systems

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Layer1

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

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