Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Transform regulatory and compliance data into actionable insights for leadership and regulators at a major crypto platform. Role focuses on data analysis, reporting, and compliance operations rather than software development.

Build and own financial planning, forecasting, and analytics for a fast-growing fintech startup, including budget management, KPI dashboards, cohort analysis, and investor reporting. This is a hybrid finance-analytics role that leverages quantitative thinking and data storytelling rather than coding.

Student position supporting B2B sales and lead generation for an AI-powered wealth management platform, involving product research, outreach to financial advisors via multiple channels, and client consultation without coding responsibilities.

You'll commission industrial robots and automation systems at customer sites, configure hardware/software integrations, and bridge real-world deployment challenges back to the product team. This blends hands-on technical work with customer interaction and system thinking rather than day-to-day coding.

Manage and evolve an enterprise Atlassian Confluence platform serving multiple universities across Bavaria, handling system administration, customer support, and strategic technology evaluation for a research collaboration platform.

Build relationships with AI Factory customers and clients, guide them through onboarding and service adoption, organize events, conduct business reviews, and identify expansion opportunities. Requires translating technical AI services into business value while managing the full customer lifecycle.

Monitor and troubleshoot a large-scale EV charging network across Europe, diagnose issues in hardware and backend systems, work with external maintenance partners, and build operational processes and tooling to improve network reliability.

Configure and optimize business workflows in a GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) platform, integrating enterprise systems and building automation rules to streamline risk management processes across the organization.

Lead SEO and GEO strategy development for a fintech company, conducting keyword/competitor analysis, optimizing content and technical SEO elements, and measuring organic search performance across traditional and AI-powered search systems.

Design and deliver training programs for sales teams and partners on DocuWare solutions, creating course materials, e-learning modules, and certification programs while collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective knowledge transfer.

Lead a team implementing AI automation solutions across the organization, balancing strategic planning with hands-on mentorship. Focus on identifying automation opportunities, driving adoption across departments, and measuring business impact rather than building systems.

Director-level role focused on defining and optimizing customer experience strategy across digital touchpoints, leading a CX team, and using data analytics to drive business decisions. Involves cross-functional collaboration with product, marketing, and technical teams to implement customer-centric improvements.

Build and architect data pipelines for energy cost modeling, bridging regulatory requirements with pricing strategy. Focus on designing scalable systems for complex energy market data rather than pure software development.

Chief of Staff role supporting the CFO in strategic decision-making, cross-functional project coordination, and operational efficiency improvements across an energy tech company. Requires business acumen, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking rather than coding.

A postdoctoral research position focused on organizational sociology, ergonomics, and management science at an engineering school. Day-to-day work involves conducting research on high-risk organizations, analyzing work systems and socio-technical transformations, and likely teaching or mentoring students in social sciences.

PhD position focused on researching low-tech building design and reducing maintenance dependencies in the context of climate change. Involves research, academic writing, and collaboration with engineering teams at a prestigious French engineering school.

A retail expansion and operational excellence coordinator role managing real estate development, store openings, and vendor negotiations across European locations. Day-to-day involves tracking leases/budgets, site visits, cross-functional coordination, and maintaining operational standards.

Design, implement, and operate enterprise security controls across identity management, endpoints, and networks while working cross-functionally with IT, engineering, and business teams to reduce organizational risk and mature security posture.

Design and oversee learning programs, analytics dashboards, and incentive systems for merchant-facing sales and support teams across 37 markets. Build and manage a cross-functional team while translating commercial strategy into scalable operational systems.

Lead design strategy and vision for critical product areas across the Deliveroo platform, mentor senior designers globally, and drive architectural improvements that impact millions of users. Balance strategic direction-setting with hands-on design work and cross-functional collaboration.