Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Lead in-person training sessions for healthcare workers on AI software, adapt training materials for the French market, and travel to customer sites to ensure successful product adoption and user enablement.

Chief of Staff role supporting the President of International operations at Fanatics Collectibles, involving strategic coordination, cross-functional leadership, operational oversight, and executive support across a global sports commerce and collectibles platform.

Lead and modernize a B2B support operations team across travel platforms, focusing on supplier onboarding, customer success, and using AI/automation to improve efficiency and satisfaction metrics.

Lead the entire talent acquisition function for a rapidly scaling tech company, including recruitment strategy, headcount planning, budget ownership, and hiring quality standards across all departments.

Day-to-day involves managing relationships with advertising clients, guiding them through product onboarding and campaign launches, analyzing performance data, and serving as a trusted advisor to drive their success on OpenAI's ads platform.

Work with enterprise clients to identify, design, and deploy AI solutions using Microsoft tools, conducting workshops with business and IT teams to translate business needs into AI implementations. Involves both consulting (client-facing strategy and advising) and hands-on configuration of AI agents, with less pure coding and more problem-solving and stakeholder management.

A sales role focused on prospecting and closing deals with technical buyers, requiring deep understanding of networking products to explain technical value propositions and manage the full sales cycle from outbound prospecting through contract negotiation.

Business development role at a hospitality tech platform focused on acquiring and managing hotel partnerships, negotiating deals, and expanding market presence across European markets. Day-to-day involves client outreach, relationship management, and revenue growth rather than technical implementation.

Partnership Manager role focused on building and managing business relationships with accounting firms and SMEs to expand Pennylane's financial software platform across Europe. Day-to-day involves identifying partnership opportunities, negotiating deals, and serving as a bridge between the company and external partners.

Build and manage strategic partnerships between Pennylane's financial software platform and complementary tech companies or services. This involves identifying partnership opportunities, negotiating deals, and serving as the technical liaison between engineering and business partners.

A 4-6 month strategy internship analyzing a French government agency's territorial organization and proposing restructuring scenarios based on operational, financial, and HR considerations. Day-to-day work involves data analysis, stakeholder interviews, diagnostic reporting, and strategic recommendations.

IT infrastructure and support role managing computer systems, user support, and IT operations for a French government agency. Focus on systems administration, equipment management, and helpdesk support rather than software development.

Product Owner role managing digital tools and payment systems for French government social policies. Involves defining requirements, managing stakeholders across multiple government ministries, and overseeing implementation of public aid distribution platforms.

Systems and network administration role focused on implementing IT infrastructure solutions, managing cloud services (AWS), server administration, and providing technical support across an HR tech company's operations.

Design, execute, and automate software testing for medical imaging devices while ensuring regulatory compliance (FDA, MDR, ISO standards). Balance manual test case creation with building automated test frameworks using Python and CI/CD pipelines.

Define and deploy a training strategy for temporary workers across a European HR tech recruitment platform, partnering with operational teams and franchisees to optimize training investments and ensure regulatory compliance.

Help enterprise retail clients maximize value from Mirakl's marketplace and retail media platform through strategic guidance, implementation support, and customer advocacy. Work involves understanding client business needs, translating them into platform solutions, and ensuring successful adoption.

Lead a customer success team managing technical implementations, system integrations, and customer adoption for an AI/automation platform. Balance strategic account management with hands-on solution engineering oversight and P&L responsibility.

A customer-facing role focused on driving product adoption, building ROI cases, and managing relationships with construction clients post-deployment. You'll spend most time with customers demonstrating value, running quarterly business reviews, and feeding feedback into product development.

Electrical planning role for heat pump installation projects, assessing existing electrical systems from documentation and photos to determine retrofit scope and create quotes. Leverages technical electrical knowledge in a planning/design capacity rather than execution.