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Software Developer CV Template
Show how your code solves real problems. This developer CV puts professional experience first, keeps the technology stack easy to scan and gives software projects space for implementation details and useful links.
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A Premium developer CV that connects technical skills, engineering decisions and software project evidence.
Example candidate details are fictional.
Why choose this template?
- Experience-led single-column reading order
- Compact technical skills panel without proficiency scores
- Project records with readable portfolio or repository URLs
- All six CV sections, editable headings and optional photo
Best suited to
Software Developer
Backend developers
Full-stack developers
Software developer CV example
This is the fictional CV shown in the preview, presented as readable text. All people, employers, institutions and credentials are fictional. Read it without an account; use your own facts when building your CV.
The engineering figures are fictional examples of how to describe verified work. Selecting a template starts your own CV; it does not prefill these candidate details.
Alex Reed
Bristol, United Kingdom | alex.reed@example.test | https://alex-reed.example.test
Software Developer Profile
Software Developer | Backend & Full-stack
Software developer with six years of experience building web applications and APIs for service teams. Works across PHP, TypeScript and PostgreSQL, with a focus on reliable integrations, automated tests and maintainable delivery.
Why this works: States the application context and stack without claiming expertise in every language. The experience section supplies concrete evidence.
Technical Skills
PHP / Laravel
TypeScript / Vue
PostgreSQL / SQL tuning
REST APIs / webhooks
PHPUnit / integration testing
Docker / Linux
GitHub Actions / CI
Code review / observability
Why this works: Group related technologies and keep only those you can explain in an interview. Avoid skill bars or unsupported proficiency scores.
Professional Experience
Software Developer
Northbank Software (fictional)
June 2022 – Present
Built Laravel APIs and Vue screens for a booking platform used by 40 service teams. Added query indexes and removed repeated database calls, reducing p95 response time from 820 ms to 310 ms in the same staging load test. Added webhook retries and integration tests for a payment provider.
Junior Software Developer
Harbour Services (fictional)
July 2020 – May 2022
Maintained a PHP customer portal and PostgreSQL reports. Added regression tests for invoice calculations and worked with support to reproduce defects. Automated test and build checks with GitHub Actions before reviewed deployments.
Why this works: The performance result gives a baseline, a percentile and a test environment. It does not imply the same gain for all production traffic. Explain your own contribution to team work.
Selected Software Projects
Service status dashboard
February – July 2024
https://alex-reed.example.test/projects/service-status
Built a small TypeScript dashboard and Laravel API to track scheduled service checks. Used PostgreSQL for check history, Docker for local setup and CI for tests. Documented API endpoints and retry behaviour; a four-week internal pilot helped support identify failed checks without querying logs manually.
Why this works: A project shows the problem, implementation, tests and use. Add a public repository or portfolio link only when you have permission; explain your role and remove secrets or client data.
Certifications
Secure web development (fictional training)
Northbank Learning (fictional)
May 2023
Why this works: This is fictional training, not an accredited security certification. Use the exact course or credential title, issuer and date you can verify.
Education
BSc Computer Science
Westborough University (fictional)
September 2017 – June 2020
Why this works: Keep education concise once professional work supplies stronger evidence. For an early-career application, move relevant study and projects higher.
Choose the evidence that matches your next vacancy, then use the manual CV tailoring worksheet to decide what to foreground without adding unsupported claims.
How to write a software developer CV
Who this template is for
For backend, full-stack and software engineer applications in the UK and Europe. Match the level and responsibilities of the vacancy; job titles alone do not establish seniority.
Why the sections are ordered this way
Lead with a short developer profile and recent professional experience. Technical skills and selected projects support that evidence; education and certifications complete the record. Reorder sections for a graduate or career-change application.
What to include
Describe the system, your contribution and the result. Connect languages and frameworks to APIs, databases, tests and deployment decisions. A project can show useful engineering judgement even without a numerical result.
Keep claims accurate
Report measured improvements with the baseline and conditions. Separate personal work from team outcomes, avoid confidential architecture details and never invent users, scale or performance gains.
Use familiar section headings and plain text technology names. Check that PDF text can be selected and that long URLs wrap. No template guarantees ATS results; follow the employer’s requested file format.
Alex Reed is fictional. All employers, institutions, training and engineering figures are illustrative; replace them with your own verified facts.
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This Software Developer design requires Pro
This Software Developer design requires Pro. The example is free to read. You can build a CV with the same kinds of content and download a PDF for free using Classic or Modern.
Free designs include PDF downloads with no watermark, no credit card and no AI-credit requirement for manual editing. Building and downloading requires a free account and email verification.