Backend Developer resume keywords
Languages, databases and infrastructure, with the scale your services handled. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.
Tools, systems and languages
- Python
- Go
- Java
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Apache Kafka
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services
Skills and methods
- RESTful APIs
- Microservices
How to use them
- Use the posting's exact wording. If it says a term one way, write it that way at least once.
- Use the posting's spelling: "Kubernetes", not only "k8s"; "Amazon Web Services (AWS)" the first time
- Name the framework, not just the language: "React" and "Next.js", not only "JavaScript"
- Put each skill in the bullet where you used it, and again in the Skills section
- Only list what is true for you. A keyword you can't back up in an interview costs more than it gains.