I work 32 hours a week or so. And I know other people who do as well - I interviewed one programmer on my blog who has been working 4 days a week for 15 years, mostly as an employee: codewithoutrules.com/2018/01/08/pa...
I'm in US, but also talked to people in Canada and Germany who have done it.
There are also companies that hire for 32 hours a week, but only a handful (Amazon has some roles, though I wouldn't personally work there, Cockroach Labs, a couple tiny companies in the US.)
So you need to negotiate.
Basic idea: as an existing employee you are more valuable (business knowledge, code knowledge, people knowledge), so it's easier to negotiate shorter workweek. As new employee it's much harder, but doable if you have enough value to a particular employer and you actually negotiate.
I work 32 hours a week or so. And I know other people who do as well - I interviewed one programmer on my blog who has been working 4 days a week for 15 years, mostly as an employee: codewithoutrules.com/2018/01/08/pa...
I'm in US, but also talked to people in Canada and Germany who have done it.
There are also companies that hire for 32 hours a week, but only a handful (Amazon has some roles, though I wouldn't personally work there, Cockroach Labs, a couple tiny companies in the US.)
So you need to negotiate.
Basic idea: as an existing employee you are more valuable (business knowledge, code knowledge, people knowledge), so it's easier to negotiate shorter workweek. As new employee it's much harder, but doable if you have enough value to a particular employer and you actually negotiate.
(I'm soon going to release a book on the topic, if anyone's interested: codewithoutrules.com/3dayweekend/).