Software Engineer Resume Template

Developer resume with monospace headers, a tech-stack chip row and clean project blocks — for backend, full-stack and platform engineers.

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Alex Kim
Senior Software Engineer
// (206) 555-0170 · alex.kim@example.com · Seattle, WA · github.com/alexkim
GoTypeScriptPythonKubernetesPostgreSQLKafkaAWSTerraformgRPCSystem Design

# summary

Backend-leaning full-stack engineer with 7 years building high-scale distributed systems. Comfortable across the stack, deep in Go, Kubernetes and Postgres.

# experience

Senior Software Engineer @ Stripe
2022 — Present
  • Owned a payments authorization service handling 40k RPS at p99 < 25ms.
  • Led migration of 12 services to a new gRPC transport, cutting error rate 4x.
  • Interviewer trainer — trained 20+ engineers on system design loops.
Software Engineer @ Datadog
2018 — 2022
  • Shipped a new metrics ingest pipeline processing 12M points/sec.
  • On-call lead for the Kubernetes control plane team.

# education

B.S. Computer ScienceUniversity of Washington
2014 — 2018

# certifications

AWS Solutions Architect Professional · CKA

Who this template is for

  • Job seekers applying through online portals that use ATS (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo)
  • Career changers who need a straightforward, easy-to-parse layout
  • Anyone whose fancy resume keeps getting filtered out before a human sees it

How to use it

  1. 1.Enter your contact details and a short professional summary.
  2. 2.Add each role with clear bullet points describing your impact.
  3. 3.List education, skills and certifications in plain text.
  4. 4.Preview updates live — download the PDF and submit.

Frequently asked questions

Why is this called ATS-friendly?

It uses a single column, standard fonts and standard section headings — features tracking systems reliably parse. No icons, images or multi-column layouts that break parsers.

Can I upload my existing resume?

Yes — use the Upload Resume flow from the header to auto-fill this template.

Is my data saved anywhere?

No. All editing happens in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

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