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Modern resume template

Sans-serif, name on the left, one colored rule under the header and colored section headings.

Free PDF with selectable text. No account.

Alex MorganSenior Software Engineeralex.morgan@example.com|+1 555 010 0142|Austin, TX|linkedin.com/in/example-alexmorgangithub.com/example-alexmorganSUMMARYBackend-leaning engineer with 8 years building web services in TypeScript and Python. Most recent work: anorder pipeline handling 40 million requests a day, and the on-call practices that keep it boring. Comfortableowning a system from design review to incident review.EXPERIENCEStaff Software EngineerMar 2022 – PresentApex Cloud Solutions, Austin, TX•Led the redesign of the order pipeline on TypeScript and PostgreSQL; p99 latency went from 180 ms to 25 msat 40M requests a day.•Reduced database CPU by 58% during peak sales by adding a Redis cache and rewriting the six slowestqueries.•Mentored 8 engineers and introduced design reviews; test coverage of the payments service rose from 61% to94%.Software EngineerJan 2019 – Feb 2022Vanguard Digital Lab, Austin, TX•Built the React component library used by 4 product teams, cutting the time to ship a new screen from 3 daysto 1.•Migrated a Rails monolith to Node.js services in 9 months with no customer-facing downtime.•Implemented OAuth2 login and rate limiting on the public API after a credential-stuffing incident.EDUCATIONUniversity of Texas at Austin2014 – 2018B.S., Computer ScienceSKILLSLanguages:TypeScript, Python, SQL, GoBackend:Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, GraphQL, RESTInfrastructure:AWS, Docker, Terraform, GitHub ActionsPROJECTSpgslowgithub.com/example-alexmorgan/pgslowCommand-line tool that groups slow PostgreSQL queries by shape and suggests missing indexes.Go, PostgreSQL

Measures

Read from the layout engine that draws this page and the PDF.

Typeface
Helvetica (sans-serif)
Body text
10 pt, line height 1.42
Name
25 pt, bold
Side margins
48 pt (about 17 mm)
Top and bottom margins
46 pt (about 16 mm)
Job header
Title and dates, then company on a second line
Section headings
10 pt bold capitals, with a rule
Columns
One
Good for
Most applications: technology, marketing, operations, customer service, administration.
Skip it for
Very conservative fields where a serif page is the norm; use Executive there.

How the Modern template is built

Modern is the default for a reason: it reads fast. The name sits top left in bold, the job title right under it in the accent color, and contact details on one line separated by bars. A single 2-point rule closes the header.

Each job is two lines before the achievements: title on the left with dates aligned right, then company and city in grey. Recruiters scanning a stack look for exactly those three things, in that order.

Color appears only in the title, the rule and the section headings. Printed in black and white the page loses nothing, because no information depends on color.

Frequently asked questions

Can I change the blue of the Modern template?

Yes. Open Template in the builder and choose one of six accent colors: graphite, navy, burgundy, forest, teal or rust.

What font does the Modern template use?

Helvetica at 10 points for body text, one of the standard PDF fonts. On screen your browser shows Helvetica or Arial, which share the same letter widths.