Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Strategic role connecting startups with corporate partners through relationship management, startup evaluation, coaching, and collaborative project development in the bioeconomy/agri-food tech sectors.

Senior SAP SD consultant responsible for leading enterprise software implementation projects, managing client relationships, and overseeing process optimization across sales and billing modules. Day-to-day work involves project planning, stakeholder management, technical architecture decisions, and team leadership rather than hands-on coding.

A working student position supporting project management operations at an industrial hydraulics company, including process training, documentation, hybrid methodology implementation, and AI tool integration for project tracking and coordination.

Finance working student role at a venture capital firm involving creation of financial reports, ad-hoc data analysis from multiple sources, and development of BI-based reporting systems and internal processes. Combines financial analysis with business intelligence and process improvement.

System administrator managing company IT infrastructure, servers, networks, and security systems across a 150+ person software company. Focuses on operations, troubleshooting, and infrastructure planning rather than coding.

An internship or thesis project focused on analyzing and optimizing customer support processes at a healthtech company. The role involves evaluating helpdesk software tools, consolidating support channels, and creating reports on support metrics and market analysis.

Manage software licenses, vendor contracts, and IT asset portfolios for a large organization. Day-to-day involves processing SAM tickets, analyzing license usage, negotiating with vendors, and maintaining compliance across major enterprise software platforms.

Quality assurance engineer for PLC/industrial control software, responsible for planning and executing software testing across project phases, documenting results, and developing standardized testing procedures and programming guidelines for specialized machinery systems.

Sales Development Representative focused on identifying and qualifying leads for an IT consulting firm, managing the sales pipeline from initial outreach through first project assignment. Day-to-day involves prospect research, cold calling/emailing, needs discovery conversations, and CRM management.

An in-house SAP FI/CO consultant role focused on designing and optimizing finance and controlling processes during an S/4HANA transformation. Day-to-day involves gathering requirements from business stakeholders, translating them into technical solutions, coordinating with implementation partners, and providing training and support.

Senior manager overseeing complex industrial machinery projects from contract negotiation through delivery, handling timeline/budget control, documentation, and claim resolution with clients. Requires strong organizational and stakeholder management skills rather than coding.

Lead digital marketing strategy and team for a pet food e-commerce company, overseeing D2C channels, performance marketing, content, CRM, and marketplace presence. Focuses on strategy, team leadership, and growth metrics rather than hands-on coding.

Lead complex engineering projects from proposal through commissioning, managing cross-functional teams, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder communication for steel industry clients. Primary focus is coordination, risk management, and delivery rather than hands-on technical work.

Design and implement modern network architectures for clients, working across LAN/WAN and security systems. Balance technical expertise with advisory responsibilities, moving from hands-on coding to solution-oriented infrastructure consulting.

Act as a design advocate and community champion for government sector users, creating content, enabling customers through storytelling, and representing user needs in product strategy discussions with cross-functional teams.

Lead the strategic direction and portfolio management of customer success products at a major data resilience company. This role involves cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and product strategy rather than hands-on coding.

Create visual brand assets and marketing materials using design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, working within an established design system to maintain brand consistency across web, marketing, and internal projects.

Build and manage relationships with enterprise customers, understand their business needs, identify expansion opportunities, and coordinate internal teams to deliver solutions. Primarily focused on customer success, commercial outcomes, and serving as the voice of the customer internally.

Identify and reach out to AI companies and compliance firms to sell AI safety infrastructure APIs and software. You'll develop outreach strategies, build relationships, and figure out novel sales approaches in an emerging regulatory landscape.

Develop and deliver talent development programs, training curricula, and mentorship initiatives for engineering teams at a fast-growing fintech. This role leverages technical background to design learning paths while shifting focus from coding to people development and organizational growth.