Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Lead UX/UI design and conversion rate optimization efforts for a global creative agency, focusing on user-centered design strategy, design systems, and digital product experiences for major brand clients.

Build and maintain revenue data models in BigQuery, create dashboards in Looker, and partner with Finance/Sales teams to translate business metrics into actionable insights. Balance between technical data work and business-focused analytics storytelling.

Monitor and analyze LNG cargo-level trading data for accuracy and completeness, working with cross-functional teams to transform complex datasets into market insights and inform product development decisions.

Bridge role between design and frontend engineering, converting Figma designs and prototypes into production-ready UI code while maintaining design systems and component libraries across B2B and B2C platforms.

Partner with AI engineering teams to analyze driving data from real and simulated environments, using experimental and observational methods to identify improvements to autonomous vehicle performance, safety, and functionality.

Support internal colleagues in adopting AI tools and platforms through hands-on assistance, documentation, and small tooling improvements. Balance user support work with minor feature development and knowledge management.

Develop and execute conversion rate optimization strategies using data analysis, A/B testing, and experimentation frameworks for luxury brand clients. Work with analytics tools and insights to drive business growth through user experience improvements rather than coding.

A go-to-market management role focused on strategic account development and expansion within Legora's UK market. This involves managing relationships with key enterprise customers, coordinating sales strategy, and driving revenue growth for the company's legal AI platform.

Project manager for a sports marketing agency managing sponsorship activations, client relationships, and campaign execution from conception to reporting. Coordinates between creative, production, and client teams while tracking budgets and deadlines.

A working student role focused on building a structured packaging catalog and decision logic system for pet food production, analyzing product properties, and creating data visualizations to optimize manufacturing processes and packaging selection.

Student worker supporting project management and consulting teams on brand activation and shopper marketing projects, handling project coordination, data analysis, presentation creation, and cross-team communication.

This role involves managing and automating Microsoft 365, Azure, and identity infrastructure systems. Day-to-day work includes user administration, system maintenance, troubleshooting identity/permission issues, and writing automation scripts with PowerShell and APIs.

Lead end-to-end AI/data projects for enterprise clients, managing technical teams and translating business problems into AI solutions rather than writing code yourself. Focus on project delivery, stakeholder management, and team leadership.

Support senior consultants in developing and executing programmatic advertising and display media buying strategies for clients, involving market analysis, strategy identification, and campaign optimization without hands-on coding.

Build HR and administrative operations from the ground up at an early-stage health tech company, designing employee experiences, processes, and systems while working closely with leadership to scale sustainably.

Building and modernizing the in-house IT infrastructure for a pharmaceutical company, including network administration, firewall management, server operations, and cloud infrastructure—a hands-on infrastructure role with ownership and minimal bureaucracy.

Support venture capital investment decisions by sourcing startups, analyzing business models and technologies, conducting market research, and assisting with due diligence—leveraging technical understanding to evaluate investment opportunities rather than build products.

A Senior Security Analyst at a fintech company responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risks across banking infrastructure and systems. Day-to-day involves threat analysis, security audits, incident response, and working with engineering teams to implement security controls.

Work with financial crime detection systems to translate complex fraud patterns into decision logic and monitoring rules. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to improve how the system identifies and prevents suspicious transactions.

You'll test a popular Roblox game across multiple platforms by playing through features, identifying bugs, and documenting issues with detailed reproduction steps. Work involves both manual testing in live and QA environments and collaborating with developers to ensure quality before release.