Write Your Resume Summary in 10 Seconds
Most developers spend 20 minutes staring at a blank screen before writing their summary. Upload your resume. Our AI finds your best technical skills and shipped projects, then writes 2 to 3 lines that sound like you wrote them. No vague language. Just the concrete facts that make tech recruiters keep reading.
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Finding your best achievements and skills
Your Professional Summary
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Why This Works
Each word was chosen for a reason. Here is what they do:
Quick Tips
- Tweak this summary for each job. Swap in keywords from the job posting.
- Keep it to 2-3 lines. Recruiters scan. They do not read paragraphs.
- If you have a big metric, lead with it. Numbers catch eyes.
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How It Works
Three simple steps to a summary that gets your resume read.
Upload Your Resume
Upload a PDF or DOCX file. The AI needs to see what you have actually done.
We Write Your Summary
The AI picks your best skills and achievements. It writes 2 to 3 lines that sound natural. No buzzwords.
Copy and Use It
See why specific words were chosen. Copy the summary. Paste it into your resume. Done.
Most Resume Summaries Are Terrible. Yours Does Not Have to Be.
Recruiters spend 6 seconds on a first scan. Your summary takes up two of those seconds. If it says something like 'detail-oriented professional with strong communication skills,' you have wasted them.
Those words mean nothing. Everyone writes them. They do not tell the recruiter what you actually do or what you are good at.
A good summary is specific. It says what you are, how long you have done it, and what you are best at. In plain English. Not corporate speak.
This tool reads your actual resume. It finds the concrete stuff. The Python. The 5 years. The 40% improvement. Then it writes a summary that puts those facts front and center.
Bad Summaries vs Good Summaries
What Gets Ignored
Hardworking professional seeking growth opportunities
Says nothing specific. Could be anyone. Says you are 'seeking' which implies you do not have.
Results-driven team player with excellent communication
All buzzwords. No facts. 'Results-driven' without a single result mentioned.
Passionate self-starter who thinks outside the box
Avoid words like passionate, synergy, innovative. They sound like AI wrote them. Because AI did.
What Gets Interviews
Software Engineer with 5 years building payment systems at Stripe
Specific role, years, domain expertise, top company. Sets clear expectations.
Cut API latency by 40% through caching improvements
Concrete metric with business impact. Proves you get results, not just write code.
Expert in Python and distributed systems
Specific tech skills that match job descriptions and pass ATS keyword filters.
Questions Software Engineers Ask
Quick answers about writing a developer resume summary that gets interviews at tech companies.
Do software engineers need a summary on their resume?
If you have shipped production code for 2+ years, yes. A summary gives tech recruiters context before they scan your GitHub or projects. It answers: what do you build and how long have you been building it. Skip it for new grad roles. Use an objective that mentions what stack you want to work with.
How long should a software engineer resume summary be?
Two to three lines. Around 200-300 characters. If it is longer than a commit message, it is too long. Engineering managers scan resumes in 6 seconds. Put the facts upfront.
What should a developer put in their resume summary?
Your role, years of experience, and your strongest technical skills. Mention shipped projects or measurable impact if you have it. Example: Software Engineer with 5 years building payment systems. Expert in Python and distributed systems. Cut API latency by 40%.
Should I customize my summary for each software job?
Yes. Spend 2 minutes tweaking it for each application. Swap in the tech stack from the job posting. If they want React and TypeScript, make sure those words appear. Highlight relevant projects. It is the highest ROI edit you can make.
Does this tool work for engineering resumes?
Yes. We built it specifically for developers. The AI knows technical skills, frameworks, and engineering terminology. It reads your resume and extracts concrete achievements like shipped features, system architecture, and performance improvements. Not vague buzzwords.
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Your summary is just the start. Upload your resume and our AI will rewrite your bullets, fix your formatting, and make sure you pass both ATS filters and AI resume parsers. All in one shot.
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