Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Selling digital media advertising products (YouTube, Meta, data) to automotive manufacturers and agencies, managing campaigns from booking through execution. Requires building media packages tailored to client goals and connecting them with platform offerings.

VP Sales role focused on selling AI voice agent solutions to B2C enterprises. Day-to-day involves leading sales strategy, building client relationships, closing deals, and working with technical teams to understand and communicate product capabilities to prospective customers.

Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) for a SaaS platform, including monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana, infrastructure automation with Terraform, and on-call support responsibilities. Focuses on reliability, performance, and disaster recovery rather than application development.

An Account Executive sells Docebo's AI learning platform to mid-market organizations in France/Belgium/Luxembourg, managing the sales cycle from prospecting through closing deals and building client relationships.

Quality assurance specialist role in nuclear sector focused on compiling, processing, and auditing regulatory documentation (RFF files). The work involves identifying process bottlenecks, proposing operational improvements, and managing document workflows rather than technical coding.

Internal business development support role managing sales pipelines, preparing quotes, and coordinating commercial proposals using CRM systems. Acts as administrative backbone for field sales teams in the outdoor solutions sector.

A technical sales role focused on developing commercial relationships with distributors and end-users in the forestry/protective equipment sector, combining field presence, product demonstrations, and market intelligence gathering.

Lead the maintenance operations and strategy for an industrial manufacturing facility, overseeing preventive and corrective maintenance of production equipment, infrastructure, and utilities while optimizing asset availability and implementing maintenance management systems.

Lead industrial production operations across 3 manufacturing sites, managing 140+ staff and coordinating between quality, planning, procurement, and HR teams to optimize output, costs, and delivery timelines for aerospace/rail/bus components.

Lead enterprise sales efforts for a robotics company, closing deals with facility services providers and building/managing the sales team as the company scales. Involves pipeline management, direct client engagement, contract negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration with product teams.

Customer support agent handling email and social media inquiries for a baby carrier company, including product advice, order/return management, and feedback collection to inform product improvements.

Enterprise sales role focused on acquiring new customers and expanding existing accounts by presenting data management solutions to mid-market organizations, managing pipeline, and closing deals.

First-level IT support role handling helpdesk tickets and troubleshooting for public administration and mid-market company clients. Day-to-day involves receiving support requests, resolving technical issues, and ensuring smooth IT operations across customer environments.

Create and manage social media content (primarily LinkedIn) and blog posts for a fintech company, translating complex payment/product topics into engaging narratives. Responsibilities include content planning, writing, editing, publishing, and analytics review.

A sales-focused role responsible for prospecting, negotiating, and closing advertising deals across Northern England. While it leverages analytical thinking from an engineering background, it's primarily a business development and client-facing position with limited technical depth.

Manage dispute and chargeback processes for a travel tech platform, owning prevention strategies, evidence documentation, case quality, win rates, and coordination across internal teams and external partners. This is primarily an operations and process management role with no coding involved.

Account management role focused on client relationship management, affiliate program optimization, and revenue growth strategy. Day-to-day involves client calls, implementing account strategies, managing publisher relationships, and providing guidance on program performance.

High-volume cold calling and email outreach to IT decision-makers selling an AI-driven network infrastructure platform. Day-to-day involves executing 120+ daily calls, 25+ emails, and 20+ LinkedIn messages to qualify enterprise leads.