Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

A paid marketing traineeship focused on e-commerce optimization, content creation, and SEO strategy. You'll manage campaigns, create digital content, implement search strategies, and collaborate with founders on growth initiatives.

Selling programmatic advertising and data solutions to European sportsbooks and casino operators. Requires understanding technical capabilities (programmatic, Deal IDs, audience data) to translate them into commercial deals and revenue growth.

A business development and sales role focused on generating new revenue for a B2B conference and media company. You'll be prospecting clients, building relationships with finance executives, and driving event attendance through consultative selling.

A graduate-level sales role focused on selling conference and event products to CFO/finance leaders. Involves prospecting, client engagement, and revenue generation for B2B events rather than software products.

A graduate-level sales development role focused on prospecting and qualifying leads for B2B conferences and events targeting CFO/finance leaders. You'll be building relationships, managing pipelines, and learning enterprise sales in a fast-paced startup environment.

A graduate-level management role focused on owning and growing a business area within a media/conferences company, involving client relationship management, business development, and operational leadership rather than technical work.

A 4-month paid management internship focused on building and scaling business ventures within a media company, involving high-impact projects, cross-functional collaboration, and direct exposure to C-level leadership and founder mentorship.

A 4-month paid internship in a fast-paced media company where you'd work on high-impact business projects, likely involving strategy, operations, and cross-functional collaboration with C-level mentorship rather than hands-on coding.

Graduate-level role managing conference operations and business development for a professional forum connecting finance leaders. Involves event planning, stakeholder relationship building, and owning key business areas with significant responsibility and growth opportunity.

A graduate-level sales role focused on selling B2B conference and forum memberships to CFOs and finance leaders, requiring relationship building, prospecting, and event promotion rather than technical skills.

Account Executive role focused on selling IoT/Connected Operations platform to mid-market customers in UK&I region. Day-to-day involves prospecting, relationship building, product demonstrations, and closing enterprise sales deals.

A sales development representative role focused on generating qualified leads and initiating sales conversations with EMEA prospects for Deepgram's Voice AI platform. Day-to-day involves prospecting, outreach, discovery calls, and pipeline building with technical decision-makers.

Hands-on assembly and quality assurance of mechatronic sensor boxes for heavy machinery, involving physical prototyping, CAD support, and process documentation. This is a hardware-focused role that applies engineering problem-solving without software development.

Manage B2B email marketing campaigns and communication strategy for global sales teams, coordinating with multiple stakeholders across regions to ensure messaging alignment for 100+ commercial projects annually.

Drive demand generation, partner/affiliate programs, and sales enablement for a B2B SaaS growth platform. Owns marketing strategy execution across multiple channels while leveraging product knowledge and data to shape go-to-market approach.

A sales development role focused on outbound prospecting, lead qualification, and demo conversion for an AI/manufacturing software company. Day-to-day involves cold outreach via email and calls, booking demos, refining messaging, and working directly with the founder on sales strategy.

A compliance-focused role involving oversight of transaction monitoring systems, alert review, data analysis, and regulatory reporting for a fintech trading platform. Daily work includes quality assurance checks, sanctions/PEP screening, and maintaining compliance documentation.

Building and managing partnerships with media, influencers, and digital platforms to drive user acquisition and growth. Day-to-day involves sourcing deals, negotiating terms, tracking performance metrics, and ensuring partner compliance with brand guidelines.

Managing end-to-end regulatory reporting processes across multiple jurisdictions, including compliance monitoring, data validation, process automation, and serving as liaison between internal teams and external regulators. Day-to-day involves coordinating regulatory submissions, identifying automation opportunities, and leading cross-functional projects around compliance requirements.

Managing data pipelines, automation workflows, and operational processes for energy management systems in residential buildings. Involves coordinating between technical teams, stakeholders, and regulatory requirements rather than coding directly.