Software Engineer resume example
Hiring managers skim a software engineer resume for scale, impact and the stack you used. This example leads with numbers a recruiter can check: latency, cost, uptime.
Template: Tech
What to include
- Put your strongest language and framework names in the first two bullets, where both people and keyword filters look first.
- Describe systems by their size: requests per day, users, data volume or money handled.
- Link a GitHub profile or one project that shows code you are proud of.
Why this resume works
- Almost every bullet contains a number, so the reader can see the size of the result.
- Bullets start with an action verb, not with “responsible for”.
- It fits on one page, which is what most recruiters prefer.
- Standard headings and real text mean applicant tracking systems read it correctly.
Daniel Okafor
Software Engineer
Summary
Backend-focused software engineer with 6 years of experience building payment and logistics systems that handle 40 million requests a day. Cut API latency by 45% and cloud spend by $310,000 a year at my current company.
Skills
Languages: Go, Python, TypeScript, SQL
Infrastructure: Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Kafka
Practices: System design, CI/CD, Observability, Code review
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Feb 2022 – PresentParcelwiseAustin, TXRedesigned the order-routing service in Go, cutting p95 latency from 420 ms to 230 ms at 40M requests a day.
Led migration of 14 services to Kubernetes, reducing cloud spend by $310,000 a year.
Introduced contract tests that dropped production incidents from 9 to 2 per quarter.
Mentor 3 engineers; run the team's weekly design review.
Software Engineer
Jul 2019 – Jan 2022Lumen PayRemoteBuilt a refunds API in Python and PostgreSQL that processes $2.1M a week with 99.99% uptime.
Cut CI time from 26 to 8 minutes by parallelising tests and caching builds.
Shipped fraud rules that blocked $480,000 in chargebacks in the first year.
Junior Developer
Jun 2018 – Jun 2019Brightside LabsLagosDelivered 5 client web apps in React and Node.js, all on time.
Wrote the studio's first automated test suite, reaching 80% coverage.
Projects
queuecheck
github.com/danielokafor/queuecheckOpen-source Go library for testing message queues; 1,900 GitHub stars.
Education
BSc, Computer Science
Sep 2014 – Jun 2018University of LagosLagosFirst Class Honours
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Mar 2023Amazon Web ServicesLanguages
English (Native), Yoruba (Fluent)
This example is fictional. Any resemblance to real people or companies is a coincidence.
