Software engineer resume example

Engineering managers skim for stack, scope and measurable impact. This example opens with the stack in the headline, then gives each bullet one action and one number, such as latency, abandonment or release frequency, instead of a list of technologies.

Use this example as a starting pointOpens the builder with this layout. Replace the details with your own.

Daniel Reed

Software engineer, TypeScript, React and Node.js

Summary

Full-stack engineer with 5 years building B2B web applications. Owns features from design to production, with a focus on performance and testing. Currently leading the checkout rewrite for a platform with 40,000 monthly users.

Experience

Software Engineer · Northline Software

2022 – Present

Remote

Led the rewrite of the checkout flow in React and TypeScript; cart abandonment fell from 38% to 29% in the A/B test
Cut p95 API latency from 820 ms to 240 ms by adding query indexes and a Redis cache on the three slowest endpoints
Introduced end-to-end tests in Playwright for the 12 most important flows; releases moved from monthly to weekly
Mentor two junior engineers through code review and weekly pairing

Junior Developer · Brightside Digital

2020 – 2022

Austin, TX

Built an internal reporting dashboard in Vue and Node.js used by 60 staff
Migrated 14 legacy jQuery pages to components, reducing the page weight by 45%

Education

BSc, Computer Science · University of Texas at Austin

2016 – 2020

Austin, TX

The person, employers and numbers in this example are invented. Use your own real figures.

What makes this software engineer resume work

Put the stack where it is found

Applicant systems and recruiters search for technologies. Name the main ones in the headline and in a skills line; do not bury them in paragraphs.

One action, one result

'Cut p95 latency from 820 ms to 240 ms by adding indexes and a cache' is a complete bullet. 'Worked on backend performance' is not.

Show scope and ownership

Say how many users, services or teammates your work touched, and what you led or owned rather than only contributed to.

Link to real work

A GitHub profile with recent, readable code or a project that runs is worth more than a long list of skills.

Bullet patterns to adapt

Replace the brackets with your real numbers and details.

Reduced [metric] from [before] to [after] by [change]
Led [project] used by [number] users, covering [scope]
Introduced [practice or tool], which [effect on speed, quality or cost]
Mentor [number] engineers through [how]

Skills to consider

TypeScript
JavaScript
React
Node.js
SQL
REST and GraphQL APIs
Testing
CI/CD
Cloud (AWS, GCP)
System design
Code review

List only the skills you have, ordered by how much the job asks for them.

Questions

Should I list every technology I have touched?

No. List the ones you would be comfortable being interviewed on, ordered by how relevant they are to the job.

How do I write a resume with no professional experience?

Lead with projects: what you built, the stack, the number of users or the problem it solved, with a link. Add education and open-source contributions.

One page or two?

One page up to about five years, two for more. Cut older, unrelated roles first.

Do I need a summary?

A short one helps: years of experience, main stack, and the kind of work you do. Skip adjectives.