Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Lead the governance, strategy, and organizational setup for an Identity & Access Management platform being brought in-house from external providers. Work is primarily stakeholder management, architecture design, team building, and IAM project leadership (70% organizational/conceptual, 30% technical system work).

Translate business and technical requirements into specifications for a payment system emergency solution, working across stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to shepherd changes from conception through implementation and testing.

You investigate why autonomous drone systems fail by analyzing logs, reproducing bugs through hands-on testing, and guiding engineers toward fixes—combining detective work with practical experimentation rather than writing production code.

Design user interfaces and user experiences for web/mobile applications, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups while potentially contributing some front-end implementation. Work within a development team to improve usability and accessibility of existing products.

Define and execute the financial product strategy across ticketing, payments, and accounting systems, working as the bridge between finance/compliance stakeholders and engineering teams to prioritize features and solve payment incidents.

Design and optimize user acquisition and retention strategies by conducting A/B tests, analyzing performance metrics, and collaborating with engineering and design teams to improve conversion funnels. Minimal coding required; focuses on data-driven decision-making and cross-functional leadership.

Manage digital project lifecycles for clients including sites and applications, coordinating between design and development teams while handling client relationships, documentation, and progress reporting.

Act as the primary customer success and adoption lead for public sector clients using Altana's trade platform, managing deployments, facilitating cross-functional coordination between customers and internal teams, and driving product value realization through hands-on guidance and relationship management.

Design and deliver AI solutions for enterprise clients, bridging technical implementation with business strategy. Involves customer engagement, solution architecture, and hands-on technical leadership rather than pure coding.

Work with enterprise clients to identify AI opportunities, build business cases, and lead AI product adoption strategies. Blend boardroom strategy work with hands-on prototyping and technical team collaboration to help organizations implement AI at scale.

Design and architect custom software solutions for enterprise clients, working with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical strategies. Bridge between client needs and technical implementation, leveraging knowledge of cloud, AI, cybersecurity and integration platforms.

Work with enterprise customers to design and implement LogicMonitor's observability platform across their infrastructure, translating technical requirements into solutions and serving as the bridge between sales, customers, and engineering teams.

Define and execute enterprise-wide information security strategy, governance, and risk management across a financial technology company's operations and digital platforms. Work with business and technology leadership to embed security controls and maintain regulatory compliance.

Work with enterprise customers to design, implement, and optimize LogicMonitor's observability platform across their infrastructure, bridging technical expertise with customer business outcomes.

A forward-deployed engineer works on-site with enterprise customers to architect, implement, and optimize LogicMonitor's observability platform across their infrastructure, combining technical depth with customer-facing problem-solving and consulting.

Define product strategy and roadmap for financial service features (insurance, payments, savings, investing) by collaborating with engineering, design, and operations teams to understand user needs, set success metrics, and ship products iteratively.

Own financial product areas by defining user problems, product scope, success metrics, and roadmaps while collaborating with engineering and design teams to launch and iterate on AI-powered stockbroking features.

Lead bunq's product strategy and organization as Head of Product, overseeing product direction, building and mentoring a product team, and serving as the product voice to leadership, regulators, and partners in a fintech environment.

As a Staff Solutions Architect and AI SME, you'll work with enterprise customers to design and implement GitLab solutions for DevSecOps workflows, leveraging your technical expertise to solve complex organizational problems rather than writing production code.

Design and implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions for manufacturing clients, working across project teams to translate complex business processes into enterprise software implementations. Role involves client consultation, process mapping, and system configuration rather than coding.