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CV-eksempel

Software Developer / Engineer

Free CV example for software developers and engineers. Recruiter-focused layout for applications at UK scale-ups, FAANG and corporate tech. Includes writing tips.

James Carter

james.carter@example.co.uk·+44 7700 123456·London·linkedin.com/in/jamescarter
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about

Backend engineer with 7 years of experience in TypeScript and Go at scale-ups in fintech and travel. Reduced API latency by 42% through targeted query optimisation and caching. Comfortable with code reviews, production debugging and mentoring junior developers.

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experience

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Senior Backend Engineer

Skyscanner · London
Feb 2023 — Nu

Part of the Payments platform team (12 engineers). Owner of the refund service domain.

  • Migrated the refund service from monolith to event-driven microservice (Kafka) — reduced refund turnaround from 4 hours to 90 seconds for 18M transactions/month.
  • Wrote PR templates and code-review guidelines that were adopted team-wide.
  • Mentored 2 junior engineers; both promoted to mid-level after 12 months.

Full-stack Developer

Worldpay · London
Aug 2019 — Jan 2023

Worked on the merchant dashboard (React + Java backend).

  • Built real-time fraud-rules dashboard used daily by 200+ merchants.
  • Reduced dashboard TTI from 4.8s to 1.6s through code-splitting and caching strategy.
  • Introduced Storybook + visual regression testing in the front-end team.
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education

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BSc Computer Science

Imperial College London · London
Sep 2015 — Jun 2019
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stack

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TypeScriptGoPostgreSQLKafkaKubernetesAWSReactNode.js

Skabelon: tech · Farve: teal

Hvordan skriver man et stærkt CV som software developer / engineer?

Konkret, uden klichéer — hvad der virker hos rekrutterere.

What tech recruiters scan for in 6 seconds

Recruiters at Monzo, Revolut, Wise and Stripe scan developer CVs for three things at once: primary language/framework, recognisable employers, and concrete impact in numbers. Put your primary stack (language + framework + cloud) on line 1 of your profile — not in a skills tag at the bottom. Avoid "passionate about coding" and clichés like "team player"; UK recruiters see those a thousand times a day and filter them out aggressively.

Bullets with numbers beat bullets with tasks

Compare "Worked on refund service" with "Migrated refund service from monolith to event-driven microservice — reduced turnaround from 4h to 90s for 18M transactions/month". The second wins every time. Go through every bullet and ask: what changed measurably? Latency, throughput, error rate, team capacity, cost. If you don't have a number, describe the scope ("used daily by 200+ merchants").

What does NOT belong on a UK developer CV

Skill bars (rating yourself 4/5 in Excel — no recruiter takes that seriously). Icons next to email or phone. A photo (the UK convention is to omit photos, unlike many European markets). GitHub as a bare link without context — for every relevant project, mention the stack and what your role was. Hobby projects only if they're genuinely relevant to the role; otherwise cut them. Keep your CV to two pages maximum.