Software Engineer résumé keywords
Jobinko read 197 Software Engineer postings from company career pages and counted the words they use. These are the most common, and the share of those postings that contain each one. Among the postings that state an experience requirement, the middle value is 5 years. It is a count, not advice: a word is worth putting on your résumé only if it is true of you.
| Term | Postings that use it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| development | 88% (173/197) | |
| software | 87% (171/197) | |
| design | 86% (170/197) | |
| engineering | 80% (157/197) | |
| technical | 79% (155/197) | |
| systems | 76% (150/197) | |
| cloud | 71% (140/197) | |
| code | 69% (136/197) | |
| engineer | 64% (127/197) | |
| services | 62% (123/197) | |
| performance | 62% (122/197) | |
| platform | 61% (121/197) | |
| tools | 61% (121/197) |
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