Alternative Careers for Software Engineers

Build and lead a team to manage the growth and execution of a conference/media brand (CFO Insights), handling strategy, team development, and business scaling in a fast-paced startup environment.

Run and grow a B2B media/conference platform (CFO Insights) by building teams, executing strategy, and scaling operations. Day-to-day involves leadership, business development, team management, and strategic planning rather than technical work.

Lead and scale a B2B media/conference company (CFO Insights) by building teams, executing strategy, managing operations, and driving business growth. Primary focus is entrepreneurial leadership and business development rather than technical execution.

Lead and grow the CFO Insights conference and media brand as part of a startup, managing team building, strategy execution, and business scaling across a professional services platform.

A 4-month paid internship in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment focused on building and scaling media ventures, involving high-impact projects, cross-functional collaboration, and direct exposure to C-level leadership with potential for permanent placement.

A 4-month paid internship in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment where you'll manage high-impact projects, work cross-functionally with C-level executives, and help build/scale business ventures alongside mentorship from founders and senior leadership.

Lead and grow the CFO Insights conference and community platform as a general manager, building teams, executing strategy, and scaling the business across multiple markets.

A graduate-level operations and event production role focused on managing conference logistics, vendor relationships, and business operations for a financial services media company. Involves project coordination, stakeholder management, and growing responsibility in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.

Graduate Associate role managing key business areas within a media/conferences company, involving business development, client relationship management, and operational ownership rather than technical work.

Build and lead a team managing all operational and strategic aspects of a B2B media/conference platform, including recruitment, team development, event execution, and company scaling.

A operations-focused role managing deal workflows, cross-functional coordination, and revenue processes for a tech company's London office. Day-to-day involves coordinating between Sales, Finance, Legal, and Renewals teams to ensure smooth contract execution and deal closure.

Build People Operations systems and processes from the ground up for a scaling AI company, managing employee lifecycle, compliance, and culture across multiple international offices without requiring coding skills.

Act as a technical liaison between Deepgram's voice AI platform and enterprise customers, helping them integrate APIs, troubleshoot implementation issues, and maximize product adoption through hands-on technical support and guidance.

Drive go-to-market strategy and marketing initiatives for a personality/self-discovery testing app. Balance product positioning, campaign development, user engagement analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and design teams.

Create scientifically rigorous biology problems and solutions to train AI models, leveraging domain expertise and Python skills to design educational content rather than build software systems.

Manage data pipelines, student outcomes tracking, and operational workflows for an AI training platform. Balance between data analysis, process optimization, and cross-functional coordination to support the company's student success metrics.

Design coding challenges and evaluate AI-generated solutions by reviewing code quality, creating test scenarios, and writing technical specifications rather than building production systems. This is about assessing and improving AI training data for software engineering tasks.

Design the user interface and experience for Cello's referral product, working across the full design cycle from research through implementation. Collaborate with product and engineering to create systems-thinking solutions that work seamlessly within other companies' products.

Qualify and close pilot customers for AI engineering software by running product demos, building business cases, and managing sales pipelines for manufacturing companies in the DACH region. Requires deep learning of the product and industry but involves minimal coding.

A generalist operations and business development role supporting the founder, involving GTM execution (sales pipeline, customer conversations), recruiting, and internal operations—perfect for an engineer wanting to transition into startup business operations.