Resume example

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.

  • 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: what you see is exactly what exports.
Alex Chen
Software Engineer
alex.chen@example.com·(415) 555-0142·Seattle, WA·github.com/alexchen
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

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.