Software Engineer Resume Example
A software engineer resume should show what you built, the tools you used and the effect it had. Recruiters and hiring managers scan for your stack first, then for evidence of ownership. This example keeps both easy to find.
Software Engineer
Software engineer with 5 years of experience building web applications and APIs. Comfortable across the stack, with a focus on testing, clear code and steady delivery with small teams.
Software Engineer
Harbor Logistics
Feb 2022 – Present
• Built a shipment-tracking dashboard in React and TypeScript used by dispatch teams daily • Replaced a slow reporting query with an indexed view, cutting report time from minutes to seconds • Added automated tests to the billing service and reviewed pull requests for a team of six
Junior Software Engineer
Maple Street Apps
Jul 2019 – Jan 2022
• Developed REST APIs in Node.js and PostgreSQL for a customer booking product • Set up a CI pipeline that ran tests and deployed to staging on every merge • Fixed accessibility issues across the main booking flow
BSc Computer Science
Westfield State University
Sep 2015 – May 2019
How to write a software engineer resume
- Lead each bullet with what you built or changed, then the result, for example faster pages, fewer incidents or lower cost.
- List languages and frameworks in a skills section, and repeat the important ones in your experience bullets.
- Link to a GitHub profile or a project you can discuss in depth.
- Mention team size, scope and any mentoring or code review you did to show seniority.
- Keep it to one page for under ten years of experience.
Skills to include
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- React
- Node.js
- SQL
- REST APIs
- Git
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Testing
- System design
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