Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

An internship focused on prospecting and lead generation for an InsurTech SaaS platform, involving identifying insurance industry prospects and initiating sales conversations with minimal technical depth required.

Lead security incident response and threat management for GitLab's EMEA region, involving incident triage, forensics, threat analysis, and cross-functional coordination rather than software development.

Design, implement, and maintain security infrastructure systems across GitLab's global operations. Balance strategic security architecture decisions with hands-on infrastructure work, mentoring junior engineers, and cross-functional collaboration on DevSecOps initiatives.

A sales-focused account management role responsible for prospecting new business, managing client relationships, and closing deals in regulated markets. Day-to-day involves pipeline management, client strategy sessions, internal stakeholder coordination, and revenue forecasting.

Enterprise Account Executive role focused on selling Okta's identity and security platform to C-suite decision makers, driving territory growth through new customer acquisition and account expansion.

Build and manage a partner ecosystem (system integrators, resellers, distributors) through relationship development, business planning, and go-to-market strategy execution. Day-to-day involves identifying partners, conducting executive QBRs, coordinating enablement activities, and driving revenue through partnership channels.

Build relationships with hedge funds and asset managers, demonstrate data intelligence platforms through storytelling and hands-on trials, and close new business deals across EMEA and APAC territories.

A business-focused director role managing programmatic advertising and social media strategy for a major media company's clients. Day-to-day involves client relationship management, media buying strategy, campaign performance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with creative and technical teams.

A Senior Commercial Account Executive sells enterprise AI/automation platform solutions to large customers, managing relationships, identifying business needs, and closing deals. The role leverages technical product knowledge but is primarily sales-focused rather than engineering-focused.

Account Executive role focused on selling KnowBe4's security platform to mid-market organizations, involving client relationship management, deal negotiation, and identifying customer needs. Leverages technical knowledge of cybersecurity products to communicate value to business buyers.

Day-to-day involves investigating airline payment disputes, reconciling supplier accounts across multiple currencies and payment systems, managing financial discrepancies, and resolving billing issues between Duffel and airline partners.

Develop and maintain automated testing systems for aerospace ground control software, with focus on CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and quality assurance rather than core application development.

Lead and manage a customer care team, focusing on operational performance, customer satisfaction, and service delivery. Drive process improvements using automation and AI while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to scale service excellence.

Estimating and calculating costs for civil engineering and infrastructure projects using specialized software, managing supplier quotes, and collaborating with project teams—primarily analytical and planning work rather than technical implementation.

Sales leadership role focused on identifying and acquiring enterprise clients for sustainability consulting solutions in real estate. Day-to-day involves client prospecting, relationship management, attending industry events, and closing deals rather than technical work.

Strategic product category leadership role involving portfolio management, supplier relations, team leadership, and cross-functional project execution in a retail/e-commerce context. Focuses on business metrics, team development, and stakeholder collaboration rather than technical execution.

Enterprise sales role focused on selling AI solutions to large organizations. Day-to-day involves prospecting, relationship building, developing business cases, and managing complex sales cycles with enterprise clients.

Lead customer operations strategy and execution for a portfolio company, managing processes, teams, and customer success initiatives. This role bridges software business acumen with operational leadership rather than hands-on engineering.

Day-to-day involves managing and optimizing Google Ads and Microsoft Ads campaigns through keyword research, A/B testing ad copy, and analyzing performance metrics to improve ROAS and profitability for a marketplace platform.

As the first Account Manager at a B2B AI commerce startup, you'll own the end-to-end customer relationship from onboarding through expansion, setting up campaigns, tracking performance metrics, and driving quarterly renewal and growth targets across a portfolio of 100+ brand clients.