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You know when you write the perfect, clean PR, but nobody reviews it? That’s your resume right now. It’s good. It works, but it’s not getting noticed. So, let’s fix that.
You’re applying for dozens of dev roles but not getting any calls back. The market’s really tough. Even really experienced developers are getting ignored, largely because they’re listing tasks and not impacts.
Today, we’re going to take a solid 7 out of 10 resume—good, but forgettable—and turn it into a 10 out of 10, production-ready resume that’s going to get noticed.
We’ll focus on three main things:
Why vague résumés are getting ignored.
How to rewrite your bullet points to prove that you can ship code that matters.
How projects, visual hooks, and metrics can make you stand out.
Let’s take a quick look at a 7 out of 10 resume. To most people, this resume looks solid, but it doesn’t speak to an engineer who has owned production systems, made decisions, and improved velocity.
Examples:
“Built microservices with Spring Boot.” — For what? At what scale?
“Used Redis for caching.” — Did it move metrics or just check a box?
“Bugs in billing logic.” — Was this a 5-minute typo or a $10,000/month leak?
“Worked in an agile team.” — Yeah, so did everyone else.
Why does this fail?
No scope: Were you a team of one or a team of 20?
No results: What happened? Did you make a system more reliable? Did you save money?
Passive tone: “I helped.” “I assisted.” It gives real side-character energy.
Shift to the 10 out of 10 resume.
Here, we’re not just listing tech. We’re showing how we solved real problems daily. Every bullet point should answer: “What got better because I was here?”
Mindset shift: We’re not just completers. We’re engineers. We’re engineers solving problems. We’re engineers who ship tasks.
Bullet point examples:
7/10: “Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD.”
10/10: “Automated testing and deployments via GitHub Actions, reducing release cycles from 2 days to 4 hours and boosting coverage from 48% to 85%.”
7/10: “Used Redis for caching JSON responses.”
10/10: “Designed Redis cache layer for leak-data endpoints, cutting DB load by 40% and slashing API latency from 850 ms to 190 ms (77% faster).”
7/10: “Fixed billing system bugs.”
10/10: “Patched mischarging logic in Stripe pipeline, recovering $7K/month in lost revenue.”
Projects section:
Many engineers treat this like a side quest—but it’s a great opportunity to stand out. Every project should include:
The problem.
The tech stack.
The outcome.
Example:
Bad: “Built an app with React.”
Good: “Full-stack task manager with JWT, deployed via Heroku with CI/CD, scaled to 300+ users via Redis launch.”
Formatting:
Make your resume read like clean code. Most engineers’ resumes look like unformatted JSON: plain text, no priorities. Use company logos if allowed or for your tech stack. Add color or bold metrics to make them stand out.
To wrap up:
Ship a resume that gets callbacks by listing outcomes and impacts, not just tasks and tech.
Treat projects like production systems to showcase value.
Use a clean, readable format that’s easy for hiring managers to scan.
If you’re looking for a template that works, check out the Enhancv website. They have templates for junior to senior software engineers, in a variety of styles and colors, so your resume will stand out.
Read the full guide on Enhancv.com
