One page up to roughly eight years of experience; two pages are fine for senior engineers with several relevant roles.

Should I include education if I have experience?

Yes, in one line. For experienced engineers it moves below the experience.

Do recruiters read GitHub?

Often, for engineering roles. Pin your best repositories and make sure their README files explain what they do.

Software engineer resume example

This software engineer example balances product work and engineering quality: features users noticed, performance improved, and the practices that keep a codebase healthy.

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Key skills

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQLReactNext.jsNode.jsNestJSVuePostgreSQLDockerAWSPlaywrightGitHub Actions

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Writing tips

Write about impact, not tickets

A line like "built the checkout used by 40,000 customers a day" beats a list of tasks from the tracker.

Mix product and engineering results

Show both what users got (speed, new features) and what the team got (tests, tooling, fewer incidents).

Keep the skills section honest

Separate languages, frameworks and tools. Mark nothing as "expert" that you cannot defend in an interview.

Show how you work with others

Code reviews, mentoring or cross-team projects tell a hiring manager how you will fit into the team.

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