Tech Resume Template

Tech resumes get filtered twice. First by an applicant tracking system looking for exact keyword matches, then by an engineer who will spend maybe twenty seconds on it. This template is structured to clear both without looking like a wall of text.

Roles this covers

Match the job posting language exactly

If the posting says React and your resume says ReactJS, some applicant tracking systems will not connect them. This is not a reason to keyword stuff, it is a reason to mirror their exact wording for skills you genuinely have.

Read the posting, list the technologies they name, and make sure the ones you know appear on your resume spelled the way they spelled them.

Lead bullets with impact, then explain how

Engineers reading resumes want outcomes. "Cut deploy time 40 percent by moving CI to parallel test runners" leads with the result and backs it with the method. "Responsible for CI pipeline maintenance" tells them nothing.

Numbers that land in tech: latency reduced, deploy frequency, error rates, cost saved, users served, and test coverage added.

Projects count, especially early on

If you are early in your career or switching into tech, projects are how you prove you can do the work. A deployed project with a link is worth more than another line of coursework.

For each project, say what it does, what you built it with, and link it. If it is on GitHub, make sure the README is not empty.

Common mistakes on tech resumes

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