Time off that works for engineering teams
PTO management designed for engineering teams. Request, approve, and track time off in a single, focused workflow without pulling in payroll or HR overhead.
2 min
Setup time
100%
Bloat-free
Free
Up to 5 engineers
0
Spreadsheets
Not a module, the whole product
Time off, and nothing else
Calendar
Who's out when, at a glance
Color-coded by engineer. Overlaps highlighted. Filter by team. No digging through Slack or spreadsheets.
Approvals
One-click approve or deny
Pending requests land in your inbox. Works async.
Pending approvals
Alex Kim
Mar 18–21 · 3 days
Jordan Lee
Mar 25–27 · 2 days
Balances
Plan coverage, encourage time off
See who has days to burn. Avoid last-minute scrambles.
Plan sprints and releases around who's actually in
Engineers need to know team capacity at a glance. See who's out by week or month. No spreadsheets, no “who had the PTO doc?” One source of truth so you can staff projects, avoid understaffing crunch weeks, and block PTO when it matters.
- Team presence view: who's in or out, week by week
- Coverage by month: spot thin weeks before they happen
- Holidays included: capacity reflects real working days
| Team | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | ||||
| Jordan | ||||
| Sam | ||||
| Casey |
Block PTO when it matters
Set freeze periods for releases, launches, quarter-end. The app blocks requests automatically. No surprises when you need everyone hands-on for the big push.
PTO requests in these ranges are blocked automatically.
The right tool for the job
Pay for what you need, not the whole suite
Other HR software
Buy 100% to use 10%
PTO is one small feature. Engineering teams pay for everything else.
Pausr
One tool. One job.
Time off, and nothing else. Exactly what you need.
Why engineering teams switch
From chaos to clarity
Spreadsheets do not scale
Version drift and manual updates mean someone will always have an outdated view. A single, shared calendar is more reliable than a collection of documents.
Slack is not a system of record
Requests are easy to lose in conversation threads, and chat offers no calendar, balances, or history. Pausr gives you a dedicated system of record instead.
HR tools are overkill
To get PTO management today, you buy software that does payroll, benefits, performance reviews. Engineering teams need one thing, not the whole suite.
“We were using a spreadsheet and someone always had the wrong version. Now the whole eng team sees the same calendar. No more 'wait, I thought Jordan was off?'”
“I used to chase engineers for PTO approvals across time zones. Now I just open my inbox, click approve, done. Saves me an hour a week.”
“We almost had three engineers out during our launch. Pausr flagged the overlap. We moved one request. Crisis avoided.”
“Tried a big HR platform once. Took two weeks to set up and nobody used it. This took 10 minutes. The eng team actually adopted it.”
“We were using a spreadsheet and someone always had the wrong version. Now the whole eng team sees the same calendar. No more 'wait, I thought Jordan was off?'”
“I used to chase engineers for PTO approvals across time zones. Now I just open my inbox, click approve, done. Saves me an hour a week.”
“We almost had three engineers out during our launch. Pausr flagged the overlap. We moved one request. Crisis avoided.”
“Tried a big HR platform once. Took two weeks to set up and nobody used it. This took 10 minutes. The eng team actually adopted it.”
A single product, built for engineering teams
Purpose-built time off for engineering teams. Free for up to five engineers, then $29/month as your organisation grows.