Technical hiring managers often scan for specific tools and methods first. These templates put a skills section near the top, give projects their own section, and keep job entries compact so technical detail stays readable.
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Hand-picked templates for this category
Jasper Outline
Two columns (more complex)
Full-width colour band behind the name, a corner bracket around headings, a side column for skills and languages and indented points without markers.
Oaken Atrium
Single column
Centred name on a full-width tinted band, centred headings with a short underline, each role on one line and chevron bullets.
Cinder Peak
Single column
Initials block beside the name, headings over a dotted rule, dates in a left column and chevron bullets.
Basalt Stanza
Single column
Centred name under a thin top strip, headings over a hairline, title and employer left, place and dates right and double chevron bullets.
Cairn Gallery
Single column
Colour block behind the name with contact details beside it, headings followed by a rule to the margin, dates in a left column and dash bullets.
Yarrow Gate
Two columns (more complex)
Full-width tinted band, headings in an outlined strip, a side column for skills and languages and indented points without markers.
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Tips for technical resumes
- Group your skills (for example languages, frameworks, tools, cloud) instead of one long list.
- Name the tools in your bullet points too, so each skill has evidence behind it.
- Projects: say what you built, which tools you used and what it achieved.
- Certifications with the issuing body and year.
Use the builder’s job-description comparison to see which terms from an advert already appear in your resume. Add a term only if it is true for you.
Make your skills checkable
A skill listed at the top carries more weight when the same tool appears in a job or project below it. Pair each important tool with something you built or fixed using it, and drop tools you have only read about.
Questions
Should I add links to my code or portfolio?
Yes. Add a portfolio or code profile in the contact details, and make sure what it shows is your own work.
How do I list contract or freelance projects?
Group them under one entry with a date range, then list the main projects with the client type, your role and the stack.
Do skill ratings help?
Bars and star ratings cannot be read by most applicant tracking systems and mean little to a reader. These templates show skills as text only.
How to use these templates
- Pick a layout in the browser above. It opens in the builder with your own details, or with fictional sample text you replace.
- Switch freely. Your text stays the same when you change template, so you can compare a few.
- Run the ATS-readiness check in the builder before you download.
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