Updated May 20, 2026

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Unreal Engine Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 28+ unreal engine jobs at companies offering 4-day weeks (80% pay) and 4-day weeks—full pay and a better work-life balance. 5 new this week.

Hiring companies include Ubisoft Montreal, Behaviour, and Bulkhead. Schedules on offer include 4-day weeks (80% pay), 4-day weeks, and 9-day fortnights.

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UI Artist - Dead by Daylight

Behaviour

HybridMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior Tools Programmer

Behaviour

HybridMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior 3D Animator

Behaviour

HybridMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Producer

21d

Bulkhead

OnsiteDerby, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Animation Director

14d

Ubisoft Montreal

OnsiteMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Animation Director

14d

Ubisoft Montreal

OnsiteMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Creative Director

21d

Ubisoft Montreal

OnsiteMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Postdoctoral Research Associate - AI for Science

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

HybridOak Ridge, USA

9 day fortnight

Senior Manager, Solutions Architect, Games

1mo

Discord

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$232k - $261k

CG Artist, Experimental

13d

Netflix

HybridLos Angeles, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Gameplay Programmer

13d

Behaviour

HybridMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior UI Programmer

20d

Behaviour

HybridMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior Gameplay Programmer

28d

Behaviour

HybridMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Senior Gameplay Engineer

21d

Bulkhead

OnsiteDerby, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Créateur.rice de systèmes animables (Rigger Sénior)

21d

Ubisoft Montreal

OnsiteMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Technical Artist (Visual Effects)

21d

Ubisoft Montreal

OnsiteMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

Technical Artist [PCG & Houdini]

21d

Ubisoft Montreal

OnsiteMontreal, Canada

4 day week (80% pay)

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Last reviewed: May 20, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Unreal Engine on this page include Ubisoft Montreal, Behaviour, and Bulkhead. Unreal Engine 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 Unreal Engine is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Unreal Engine roles span the full seniority range — we list 28 open roles requiring Unreal Engine 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 — Unreal Engine 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. Unreal Engine 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 Unreal Engine 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 Unreal Engine on current listings.

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