Software engineer resume template

A software engineer resume built the way engineering recruiters skim: a short summary, a technical skills block grouped by type, experience bullets that show impact with numbers, then projects with links. One column and plain text, so it parses cleanly in Greenhouse, Lever and Workday.

Templates

Software engineer resume (document): An ATS-friendly software engineer resume with a grouped technical skills section, impact-focused experience bullets with metrics, projects with links and education, for developer and engineering jobs.
ATS-friendly resume (document): A one-page resume built to pass applicant tracking systems: single column, standard section headings, plain bullets and a keyword-rich skills line that ATS software reads correctly. Use it for any online job application.
Resume format for freshers (document): An ATS-safe fresher resume format for Indian graduates, with career objective, 10th, 12th and degree marks, internships, academic projects, technical skills and the standard declaration with place and date.

How to use these templates

Open the software engineer resume and paste in the job posting along with your current resume or a list of what you have built.
Ask the AI to "group my skills by languages, frameworks, cloud and databases, keeping only what this posting values".
For each role, give it a number per bullet if you have one: latency, users, cost, uptime, test coverage or deploy time. It rewrites duties as outcomes.
Add your GitHub and one or two project links, check every link works, and download as PDF.

What engineering recruiters screen for

Match the stack. If the posting asks for TypeScript, React and PostgreSQL, those words should appear in your skills block and in at least one bullet where you used them.
Write each bullet as action, what you built and the measurable effect: "Cut p95 latency from 800 ms to 180 ms by adding Redis caching".
Skip skill bars, star ratings and logos. They mean nothing to a parser and little to an engineer reading the page.
New graduates and freshers should move Projects above Experience and include internships, hackathons and open-source contributions.
Keep it to one page under about ten years of experience. Older or unrelated jobs can drop to a single line.

Frequently asked questions

Should I include personal projects on a software engineer resume?

Yes, especially early in your career or when changing stacks. Pick two with a clear purpose, the technologies used and a result, and link the repository or a live demo.

Should I list every programming language I know?

List the ones you could be interviewed on. A focused skills block that matches the posting reads as stronger than a long list of languages you used once.

Do I need a summary on a developer resume?

A two or three line summary helps when you are targeting a specific role, such as backend or mobile, or switching fields. Make it specific: years, main stack and one result.

Does this work for a B.Tech fresher in India?

Yes. Replace the experience with internships and projects, add your CGPA under education, or use the fresher resume format, which also has Class X and XII marks.