Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Act as a trusted technical advisor to public safety agencies using DroneSense, managing customer onboarding, adoption, and expansion while serving as a liaison between customers and internal technical teams. Day-to-day involves understanding customer workflows, troubleshooting deployment issues, identifying upsell opportunities, and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure customer success.

Deliver product demos and technical onboarding for an AI platform to SMB clients, combining sales skills with hands-on product knowledge to guide customers through implementation and support their success.

Lead paid marketing strategy and execution across multiple channels (Google Ads, Meta, etc.) for a health tech company, owning campaign optimization, A/B testing frameworks, and performance analytics to drive customer acquisition.

Drive adoption and positioning of CoinGecko's API product by defining messaging, enabling the sales team with marketing materials, and managing go-to-market strategies for new features. This is a product marketing role at the intersection of marketing, product, and sales with a technical audience.

Work as a functional payroll consultant managing end-to-end payroll operations, HRIS system integrations, and data validation across platforms like Workday and CloudPay, with a focus on Austrian payroll compliance and customer support.

Build and nurture strategic relationships with enterprise customers, understand their business challenges, and guide them toward AI-driven solutions. Focus on executive engagement, solution positioning, and closing deals while coordinating with technical teams.

Navigate the intersection of scientific research, institutional design, and federal policy by leading government funding initiatives, sitting on FRO boards, mentoring scientific founders, and translating cutting-edge science into language that secures sustained public support.

Lead the design and implementation of advertising analytics models and dashboards to optimize marketing spend and performance. Partner with cross-functional teams to translate data insights into business decisions through strategy, tool-building, and analytics enablement.

Design and specify integrated physical and cyber security systems (access control, surveillance, intrusion detection) for government and commercial clients, translating customer requirements into technical CAD drawings and system architectures.

Design and manage identity, endpoint, and SaaS platforms (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace) across the organization, with emphasis on security, automation, and operational standards rather than custom software development.

Test mobile game builds by playing through features, identifying bugs and edge cases, and providing feedback to ensure quality before release. Focus on manual testing, attention to detail, and game-specific QA rather than automation or coding.

Guide new customers through onboarding and implementation of Roofr's CRM platform, ensuring successful adoption and time-to-value. Work with high volumes of customers across multiple products, handling training, troubleshooting, and process optimization.

Lead security compliance and oversight for government cloud infrastructure projects, developing security plans, coordinating with government agencies, and managing continuous monitoring programs rather than writing code.

Support enterprise middleware systems (IBM WebSphere, IBM MQ) and Java-based procurement platforms for USDA, handling configuration, patching, troubleshooting, and documentation rather than writing production code. Focus is on system administration, integration support, and modernization efforts across hybrid cloud environments.

Lead the design and delivery of AI/automation solutions across a mid-sized company by collaborating with business stakeholders to identify needs, prototype solutions using low-code platforms (Power Platform, ChatGPT APIs), and own technical implementation—balancing stakeholder communication with hands-on technical problem-solving.

Build and own analytics dashboards and user-facing workflows with heavy emphasis on UX design, data visualization, and user adoption rather than backend complexity. The role explicitly offers a potential path toward product leadership for engineers wanting to transition away from pure coding.

You'll annotate and evaluate AI model responses, dialogues, and game content against quality rubrics to improve model performance and user experience. This involves content labeling, consistency checking, and collaboration with research teams rather than writing production code.

Financial operations and business administration role supporting executive leadership, encompassing accounting, controlling, process optimization, and financial reporting using modern digital tools.

Internship role focused on creating visual content, managing social media campaigns, and developing marketing strategies for a 3D tech startup. Day-to-day involves graphic design, video editing, content writing, and campaign performance analysis rather than software development.

System administration role focused on server/network maintenance, cloud infrastructure management, and IT operations. Day-to-day involves managing Windows/Linux servers, user access controls, backups, security, and supporting IT projects and migrations.