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Software Engineer Resume Example

A clean, ATS-friendly software engineer resume example, shown in the Meridian template. See what a strong resume looks like, then build your own in the editor and export a pixel-perfect PDF.

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  • A real software engineer example to reference while you fill in your own details.
  • ATS-friendly: clean, single-column, selectable vector text.
  • 3 curated color schemes, switchable in a click.
  • True-to-PDF live preview.
Alex Chen
Software Engineer
Professional Summary

Full-stack software engineer with 7+ years building reliable web applications at scale. Focused on clean APIs, performance, and shipping features that move product metrics.

Experience
Senior Software Engineer2021 - Present
Lumina Systems · Seattle, WA
  • •Led the rebuild of the billing service, cutting p95 latency from 1.8s to 240ms.
  • •Designed a typed REST and event pipeline now serving 40M requests per day.
  • •Mentored four engineers and introduced a code-review rubric adopted team-wide.
  • •Reduced cloud spend 28% by right-sizing services and adding autoscaling.
Software Engineer2018 - 2021
Parallel Labs · Remote
  • •Shipped a React component library reused across six internal products.
  • •Built CI/CD pipelines that cut average deploy time from 35 to 6 minutes.
  • •Added end-to-end test coverage, dropping production regressions by 60%.
Junior Software Engineer2016 - 2018
Cedar Apps · Portland, OR
  • •Implemented REST endpoints and the SQL schema for a scheduling product.
Education
B.S. Computer Science2012 - 2016
University of Washington
Skills
JavaScript·TypeScript·React·Node.js·Python·PostgreSQL·AWS·Docker·GraphQL·CI/CD·System Design·REST APIs
Alex Chen · alex.chen@example.com · github.com/alexchen

What makes a strong software engineer resume

An engineering resume is read twice. First an applicant tracking system scans it for the right languages and frameworks, then a hiring engineer scans it for impact in about ten seconds. A strong one survives both: it leads with what you shipped and what changed because of it, not a list of duties.

Keep it to one page for most roles, and two only once you have roughly ten or more years behind you. Name your core technologies in your summary and a clear skills section so they are easy to find, then let your experience prove them with specific, measurable results.

What to include

  • A skills section listing the languages, frameworks, and tools the posting names, grouped so they are quick to scan.
  • Experience bullets that pair an action with a measurable outcome: latency cut, requests served, deploy time reduced, regressions dropped.
  • Scale signals like throughput, data volume, users, or uptime, so a reviewer can size the work.
  • Evidence of collaboration: code review, mentoring, or cross-team delivery.
  • Working links: a GitHub or portfolio, plus your location and contact details.

Build your own in minutes

The example above shows what a strong software engineer resume looks like in the Meridian template. Open it in the editor and the example stays a click away in the preview while you fill in or import your own details. Switch the template or colors anytime, and export a clean PDF when you are ready. Your details carry across every template, so you can try a different look without re-typing a thing.

Applying to a specific software engineer role? Before you export, you can tailor your resume to the job description with AI: paste the posting to see the keywords you are missing and get your bullets reworded for the role, with every change yours to accept.

Once it is written, drop it into the free resume checker for a score and an ATS check, then practice the software engineer interview questions it is likely to lead to, in a mock interview grounded in the resume you just wrote.

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Software Engineer resume FAQ

How long should a software engineer resume be?
One page for most engineers. Go to two only if you have roughly ten or more years of experience and the extra page earns its place with relevant, recent work.
What skills should a software engineer resume highlight?
The languages, frameworks, and tools the posting names, grouped so they are easy to scan. Back them up in your experience bullets rather than listing skills you cannot speak to in an interview.
How do I make a software engineer resume ATS-friendly?
Use a single-column layout with real selectable text, standard section headings, and nothing trapped inside images. The Meridian template shown here is built that way and exports as vector text, never a flat image.
Should I include side projects or open source?
If they show skills the role wants and you do not have much paid experience yet, yes. A short, link-backed entry can stand in for a job. More established engineers can keep it brief or leave it off.

More on pricing and exports is in the general FAQ.