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Software engineer CV and resume example
Engineering managers read for scope and impact: what you built, how big the system was and what changed once it shipped. They want your stack named plainly, evidence that you handle production work such as on-call, performance and reliability, and signs that you make the engineers around you better. Links to code help, but only if they are current.
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How to write a software engineer CV
- Quantify every system you mention with traffic, latency, data volume, cost or uptime so the reader can judge its scale.
- Write bullets as action plus result, for example 'moved billing to event-driven services, cutting failed charges by 42%', rather than listing duties.
- Group skills into languages, frameworks and infrastructure, and only list what you would be happy to be interviewed on.
- Link one GitHub profile or project that is active and relevant, since an empty or years-old profile does more harm than none.
Skills employers look for
TypeScript · Python · Go · React · Node.js · PostgreSQL · AWS · Kubernetes · Docker · CI/CD · System design · REST & GraphQL APIs · Observability · Code review
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