Programmer resume examples from 2025
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How to write a programmer resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the programmer role.
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in programmer-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some programmer interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a programmer resume:
- Java
- JavaScript
- CSS
- Object Oriented Programming
- Python
- Data Entry
- HTML
- Web Application
- PL/SQL
- API
- C
- C++
- XML
- Microsoft SQL Server
- PHP
- MVC
- JQuery
- Web Services
- Unix
- Application Development
- User Interface
- Debugging
- Linux
- Management System
- Front End
- Perl
- COBOL
- C Net
- PC
- ASP
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How to structure your work experience
A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.
- Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
- Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
- Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.
How to write programmer experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are effective examples from programmer resumes:
Work history example #1
Information Technology Internship (Part-Time)
DIRECTV
- Created Ad-hoc reports on multiple instances to provide faster and better solutions.
- Provided first line support to customers on hardware setup and technical issues.
- Established courteous communication in a professional manner to meet productivity and quality standards.
- Helped customers with technical support over phone Answered billing questions Helped setup programing
- Performed routine audits, updates, patches and backups of all systems and applications.
Work history example #2
Programmer
BenefitMall
- Renovated and enhanced websites by upgrading from iHTML to ASP.
- Transformed conceptual designs into interactive user interface using HTML5, CSS3 and Bootstrap.
- Gained expertise in Service Oriented Architecture based system design and implementation, Business Activity Monitoring, Enterprise Service Bus.
- Used Ajax and JavaScript to handle asynchronous request, CSS to handle look and feel of the application.
- Developed business team content publication tool with Restful Web Services Java, J2EE, jQuery UI and Bootstrap.
Work history example #3
Software Programmer/Analyst
JPMorgan Chase
- Stored Procedures were developed for automating the reports.
- Designed & developed PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Packages & Index.
- Learned dojo javascript framework and implemented complex datatables in new user interface.
- Implemented OMS Data Feeder Application in Java to develop interaction between OMS and Client Onboarding application.
- Developed Mainframe modules to retrieve and store data elements in the ACAPS VSAM files and DB2 tables.
Work history example #4
Programming Internship
Merrill Co
- Generated new business leads through variety of marketing methods including: networking, seminars, and cold calling.
- Worked heavily with Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and Last FM to increase traffic.
- Expanded Kirkland West's social network by establishing them on Facebook and Twitter.
- Created and assembled PowerPoint Presentation for face to face training, and designed course curriculum to integrate into online learning modules.
- Leveraged various internal business divisions to obtain necessary resources to execute multi-track initiative by establishing and maintaining effective communications.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in computer science
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2013 - 2016
Highlight your programmer certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your programmer resume:
- Programming in C# Certification
- Software Engineering Master Certification (SEMC)
- Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
- Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer I (OCP)
- SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
- Certified Agile Developer (CAD)
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
- Program Design Specialist
- SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 (CBP)