What should a developer resume include?
Tech recruiters in India shortlist developer resumes that name the exact stack in the first few lines and back it with shipped work: live projects, measurable performance gains and code others can inspect. A one-page layout for freshers and a two-page cap for experienced engineers keeps the screen quick, and every framework listed should appear somewhere in a bullet.
Skills recruiters look for:
- REST and GraphQL API design
- Front-end development with React
- Relational database design and SQL
- Automated testing
- Version control and code review
From our sample resumes:
- Both summaries name the stack in the opening sentence, so a recruiter scanning for React or Spring Boot finds a match before reaching the experience section.
- Numbers stay believable: Sneha’s query drops from four seconds to under one, and Arjun’s p99 latency falls to 180 ms, which reviewers can probe in interviews.