My Resume:

Moksh Teng SWE Resume 10.pdf

🔹 1. Be Impact-Driven, Not Task-Driven

❌ “Worked on APIs”

✅ “Designed RESTful APIs in Spring Boot, reducing response time by 35% for high-traffic endpoints.”

🧠 Use the Action + Context + Result formula.

🔹 2. Prioritize Relevance

• Put the most relevant experience up top (backend, distributed systems, cloud).
• Trim generic coursework or outdated stack if space is tight.
• Use keywords from the JD (e.g., Kafka, Docker, Microservices, CI/CD).

🔹 3. Metrics > Buzzwords

• Showcase outcomes: latency reduced, traffic handled, revenue impact.
• Even if estimates, numbers make work tangible:“Processed 1M+ messages/day via Kafka streams pipeline”

🔹 4. Highlight Ownership

• Show where you led, optimized, scaled, or improved.
• FAANG-style resumes emphasize initiative: “Led migration of legacy monolith to microservices...”