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I think your resume is already quite good, Karthik! Content-wise, you’re following the main principles from the course Get More Interviews: Write A Stellar Resume As A Software Engineer: showing rather than telling, using strong verbs, good ordering, etc. Formatting- and structure-wise, your resume looks really polished (would love to know what tools you used). With that said, I think that there are some minor improvements you can make:

• Include/highlight fewer technologies. Your resume currently contains many technologies across a broad range of SWE branches: frontend (React, SvelteKit), databases (InfluxDB, PostgreSQL), devops (Docker, AWS S3, GCP…), backend (REST, gRPC), etc. This might give a recruiter the impression that you’re not deeply familiar with any of them. A useful heuristic (from Alex’s course) is to ask yourself: “Can I have a great talk with a senior FAANG engineer about this technology?”. If not, don’t highlight it, and consider even removing it. Also, consider removing some of your weaker bullet points and doubling down on a specific specialization and/or technology stack, like your frontend experience with React/SvelteKit.
• Polish language and grammar. There are a few sentences in your resume that are unclear or grammatically incorrect. A good tip is to read your writing out loud in order to identify parts that are unclear or confusing. Here are some specific issues that stood out, along with my suggestions on how you can rephrase the sentences:
  • ThreatMatic
  • 1st bullet point: The sentence is hard to read. It contains too many commas, which interrupts the flow.
  • 2nd bullet point: “Produced… with several layers…, and migrating…” -> “Produced… by introducing several layers…, and migrating…”
  • 5th bullet point: “Drove… that we dropped…” -> “Drove… which dropped…”
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  • 2nd bullet point: Sentence structure is confusing.
  • 4th bullet point: “Rotated on on-call support.” -> “Participated in on-call support.”
• Other minor issues
  • I would also include the months in the date range for your work experiences.
  • ThreatMatic 2nd bullet point: “Produced 100x faster page load times” - This number seems pretty round. Are you able to back it up if a recruiter asks you about it?
  • ThreatMatic 8th bullet point: “Served in product and design senses…” - This point is a bit ambiguous. Can you mention a specific task/feature that you implemented, or achievement to make the bullet point more concrete?

I hope you find this helpful. Let me know if anything is unclear or if you would like me to expand on any of the points above. I would also love to hear Rahul and Alex’s thoughts, especially regarding the first point.

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