Software Engineer Resume: Tips to Get in the Door at Hot Tech Companies

Level-up Engineering

Interview with Gergely Orosz, self-employed author of 'The Tech Resume Inside Out', former Engineering Manager at Uber.

He shares unique insight into the process of hiring for a big tech company. We also look at tips to stand out from the crowd with your software engineer resume, and what companies should do differently to find talent more effectively.

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In this interview we're covering:

• The importance of a software engineer resume
• The goal of a software engineer CV
• Highlights in a great tech resume
• The resume review process in a big tech company
• The role of referrals in the tech industry
• Why you get no response to your application
• Remaining objective for hiring managers
• Improving the hiring process in a tech company

Excerpt from the interview:

"Before COVID-19, resumes were less important for software engineers, especially with a few years of experience. Engineers new to the industry have always needed a resume that represented them fairly. But COVID-19 changed the way we work, and it made resumes more important than before.

The challenge when recruiting engineers, especially with a few years of experience, used to be to get them interested in your company. This was true even for Uber.

COVID-19 unfortunately brought layoffs, even to the tech world, and resulted in fewer companies hiring. Now these people are applying for jobs, and they need to submit a CV."

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