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Software Engineer Resume Template (ATS-Safe, 2026)

What makes this template work

• Stack section grouped the way recruiters actually search
• AI Tooling block — a 2026 keyword area most templates lack
• SWE bullet formula: verb + build + stack + scale + impact

The template (copy it straight from here)

Free to read and copy — the download above is just the convenient bundle.

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 CAREERRADAR TEMPLATE 02 - SOFTWARE ENGINEER
 ATS-safe single column, optimized for technical screens
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 HOW TO USE
 1. Replace [BRACKETED] fields; keep section titles as-is.
 2. Recruiters keyword-search stacks: list every language,
    framework, and platform you can interview on - using the
    exact names from the job posting (e.g., "React" and
    "React.js" are different search terms; include the one
    the posting uses).
 3. No tables/columns/icons. Calibri or Arial 11pt.
 4. Verify the export at https://careerradar.io
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[FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME]
[City, State] | [Phone] | [[email protected]] | linkedin.com/in/[handle] | github.com/[handle]

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
[Level] Software Engineer with [X]+ years building [type of systems,
e.g., distributed backend services / consumer mobile apps] in
[primary languages]. Shipped [notable scale proof, e.g., "services
handling 50M requests/day" or "features used by 2M MAU"]. Strong in
[2-3 specialties matching the posting, e.g., API design, performance
optimization, cloud infrastructure].

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: [e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript, C++, SQL]
Frameworks: [e.g., React, Node.js, Django, Spring Boot]
Cloud & Infra: [e.g., AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform]
Data: [e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch]
Practices: [e.g., CI/CD, TDD, code review, incident response, system design]
AI Tooling: [e.g., LLM API integration, RAG pipelines, AI-assisted
development workflow - increasingly searched by recruiters in 2026]

WORK EXPERIENCE

[Job Title, e.g., Senior Software Engineer]
[Company Name] | [City, State or Remote] | [MM/YYYY] - Present
- Designed and shipped [system/feature] serving [scale metric],
  reducing [latency/cost/errors] by [X%].
- Led migration from [old stack] to [new stack], cutting
  [deploy time / infra cost] by [X%] across [N] services.
- Owned [on-call/incident scope]; drove MTTR from [X] to [Y] by
  [specific action, e.g., adding tracing and runbooks].
- Mentored [N] engineers; introduced [practice, e.g., design review
  process] adopted by [N] teams.

[Job Title, e.g., Software Engineer]
[Company Name] | [City, State] | [MM/YYYY] - [MM/YYYY]
- Built [feature/service] in [stack] used by [N users / N teams],
  increasing [metric] by [X%].
- Improved test coverage from [X%] to [Y%], cutting production
  regressions by [X%] quarter-over-quarter.
- Collaborated with [product/design/data] to deliver [project]
  [ahead of schedule / within budget].

[Job Title, e.g., Junior Developer]
[Company Name] | [City, State] | [MM/YYYY] - [MM/YYYY]
- [1-2 bullets; emphasize growth trajectory and fundamentals.]

PROJECTS (optional - strongest for early-career or career changers)
[Project Name] | [github.com/handle/repo or live URL]
- [What it does, stack used, and one usage/impact number,
  e.g., "CLI tool with 400+ GitHub stars" or "800 weekly users".]

EDUCATION
[Degree], [Field, e.g., Computer Science]
[University Name] | [YYYY]
[Optional: relevant coursework, honors - early career only.]

CERTIFICATIONS (optional)
[e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate, CKA | YYYY]


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 SWE BULLET FORMULA (delete before sending)
 [Verb] + [what you built/changed] + [stack] + [scale] + [impact]
 Weak:   "Worked on backend services"
 Strong: "Rebuilt order-processing service in Go + Kafka,
          raising throughput 3x (2K -> 6K orders/min) while
          cutting infra spend 22%"
 Interviewers probe every number - keep an evidence note per
 bullet (dashboard link, PR, postmortem) in a private doc.
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FAQ

How do I use this template?

Copy the plain text below into Word or Google Docs, set the font to Calibri or Arial 11pt, replace every bracketed field with your own content, delete the instructions block, and export as .docx or a text-based PDF.

Will this template pass ATS screening?

The layout rules it implements — single column, standard section titles, contact info in the body, month/year dates — are exactly what ATS parsers are built to read. Content still decides interviews: fill it with quantified, honest bullets.

Can I get all five templates at once?

Yes — the download button on this page gets you the full bundle (all five templates) in one zip.