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ATS-Friendly Resume Template

One plain column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems read every line.

Priya Nair

Backend Software Engineer

priya.nair@example.com | +91 98450 12345 | Bengaluru, Karnataka
linkedin.com/in/priya-nair | github.com/priyanair

Professional Summary

Backend engineer with 4 years of experience building payment and order APIs in Java and Python for products with millions of users. Cut checkout latency by 38% at a fintech serving 2 million people. Looking for a senior backend role on a product team that ships often.

Work Experience

Software Engineer IIJul 2023 to Present

PayBridge, Bengaluru

  • Rebuilt the payment status service in Java and Spring Boot, cutting p95 latency from 820 ms to 510 ms for 2 million monthly users.
  • Led the move of 14 cron jobs to Kafka consumers, ending the nightly batch failures that delayed settlements.
  • Designed idempotent retry handling for UPI callbacks, which brought duplicate refunds down to zero.
  • Mentor 3 junior engineers and run the team's weekly code review rota.
Software EngineerAug 2021 to Jun 2023

Cartwise, Bengaluru

  • Built the order history API in Python and FastAPI, used by 400,000 monthly shoppers.
  • Added PostgreSQL indexes and a Redis cache that halved database cost and page load time.
  • Wrote the contract tests that caught 30+ breaking API changes before release.

Education

B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering2021
RV College of Engineering, VTUCGPA 8.6

Projects

rate-limit-kitGo, open source

Small library for token-bucket rate limiting with Redis, used in 3 internal services.

github.com/priyanair/rate-limit-kit

Skills

Java · Python · Spring Boot · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Kafka · Redis · AWS · Docker · REST APIs · System design

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Developer, Associate, Amazon Web Services, 2024

Languages

English, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada

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  • One column that ATS software reads in order
  • Real, selectable text in Word and PDF
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About this resume template

When to use the ATS-friendly design

One plain column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems read every line.

Most large employers and job portals pass your resume through an applicant tracking system (ATS) before a person sees it. The software reads text from top to bottom and sorts it under headings it knows. Two-column layouts, tables, icons and text boxes confuse it, and details end up in the wrong place or get lost. This template avoids all of that: one column, plain text, and the headings an ATS looks for, such as Professional Summary, Work Experience, Education and Skills.

What's on it

  • Name and contact line, centred
  • Job title under your name
  • Links (LinkedIn, GitHub)
  • Professional Summary
  • Work Experience with bullet points
  • Education
  • Skills
  • Certifications
  • Languages

Best for

Anyone applying through Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed or a company careers page

Also good for

Engineers, analysts and other roles where the content matters more than the look

And for

People with 1 to 10 years of experience and a clear job history

3 steps

How to use this template

From the template to a finished PDF in a few minutes.

  1. STEP 01

    Open the template

    Download the Word file, or tap "Edit this template online" to open it in the Resume Builder with the Clean design already picked.

    Word or online
  2. STEP 02

    Replace the sample

    Swap the sample person's details for yours, section by section. Delete any section you don't need.

    Section by section
  3. STEP 03

    Save as PDF

    Download a PDF from the builder, or in Word use File, Save As, PDF. Send the PDF unless the job post asks for Word.

    PDF for job portals
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Tips

Tips for the ATS-friendly resume

Small changes that make this design work harder for you.

  • Copy the exact skill names from the job post into your Skills line. An ATS matches words, so "PostgreSQL" and "Postgres" may not count as the same.

  • Start each bullet with what you did and end with a number: "Cut p95 latency from 820 ms to 510 ms" beats "Worked on performance".

  • Keep the headings as they are. Renaming Work Experience to something creative makes it harder for the software to find.

  • Upload a PDF made from this template, not a scan or a photo. A scan has no text for the ATS to read.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about the ATS-friendly resume template.

What makes a resume ATS-friendly?
One column, real selectable text, standard section headings, no tables, text boxes, images or icons, and a common font. This template follows all of those rules.
Should I upload the Word file or the PDF?
Upload the PDF unless the job post asks for Word. Modern ATS software reads text PDFs well, and a PDF keeps your layout exactly as you made it.
How do I check if my resume passes an ATS?
Copy all the text from your PDF and paste it into a plain text editor. If everything appears in a sensible order with nothing missing, an ATS will read it too.
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