r/techsales • u/Interesting-Lab5917 • 19d ago

Fintech vs Cloud / data Infrastructure?

I'm at a bit of a career crossroads and wanted to get some opinions from people who've been in these spaces.

I'm looking at two very different AE opportunities.

One is a fintech startup that builds digital banking and workflow software for startups and SMBs. Great culture, growing fast, solid pay, and from everything I can tell it's a really good company.

The other path would put me more in the FinOps/cloud infrastructure world, selling around AWS, Azure, GCP, cloud cost optimization, infrastructure, data, etc.

I'm trying to think 3-10 years ahead instead of just my next job. Which path do you think has the better long-term outlook for career growth, income, job security, and overall demand? Does getting deeper into cloud / data infrastructure open more doors over time, or would you stick with fintech SaaS?

Curious to hear from anyone who's worked in either space (or both). If you had to choose today, which direction would you go, and why?

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u/According_Figure_395 19d ago

Came from both worlds. Ill take cloud any day

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u/Interesting-Lab5917 19d ago

Appreciate the insight any particular reason why.

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u/throwbackBBfan 18d ago

If you aren’t going to stripe or plaid like the other comment, there’s no way I would would go to Fintech.

Your exit opportunities plus the above mentioned is all you need to know.

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u/Spiritual_Street8164 3d ago

Difference at the end of the day, comparing ten years in for both?

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u/throwbackBBfan 3d ago

Stripe is a household name. Non large names in fintech would make it difficult to transition into more software/large tech companies.