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Frontend developer CV: example and template

This example is for junior, mid and senior frontend developers at software houses, product companies and e-commerce, and for people after a bootcamp or degree looking for their first job in IT.

IT recruiters scan CVs quickly, looking for the stack, the level and projects. We show you how to lay this out clearly.

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Example CV: frontend developer

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Mateusz Zając

Frontend developer (React, TypeScript)

Krakow (remote) +48 123 456 789 mateusz.zajac@example.com github.com/example-dev example-dev.pl

Professional profile

Frontend developer with 5 years of experience building web applications in React and TypeScript. I work on online shops and admin panels and look after performance, accessibility and tests. I work with designers and the backend team, do code reviews and onboard junior developers.

Work experience

Frontend developer (mid/senior)

02.2022 - present

Product company, e-commerce platform, Krakow

Developing an online shop in React, TypeScript and Next.js with about 2 million visits a month.
Improved Largest Contentful Paint from 3.8 s to 1.9 s on product pages.
A component library meeting WCAG 2.1 AA, used by 4 teams.
Unit and end-to-end tests (Jest, Playwright) covering the critical checkout paths.
Code reviews and mentoring two juniors.

Junior frontend developer

07.2020 – 01.2022

Software house, Krakow

Admin panels for clients in React and Redux.
REST API integration and form handling.
Responsive views based on Figma designs.

Education

Engineer's degree, computer science

2016 – 2020

AGH University of Krakow

Skills

JavaScript, TypeScript
React, Next.js
HTML, CSS, Tailwind
Testing: Jest, Testing Library, Playwright
Performance and Core Web Vitals
Accessibility (WCAG), Git, CI/CD

Courses

Web application accessibility course, 2023

Languages

English: C1

Additional information

Open source project: a form components library (link in the portfolio)

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a frontend developer CV

Professional summary

In two or three sentences give your level, years of experience, main stack and the type of products you work on. Add one thing you are strong at, for example performance, accessibility, testing or frontend architecture.

Junior frontend developer after a one-year internship at an agency. I build responsive websites and simple applications in React and TypeScript, write unit tests and work with Git. I am looking for a team where I can grow on a larger product.

Experience: duties and achievements

For each role, describe the product, technologies and result. Frontend results are often loading speed, the number of users, accessibility, fewer bugs or shorter time to ship new features.

Weaker: Developing an app in React.

Better: Developing a shop in React and Next.js with about 2 million visits a month.

Weaker: Optimising the site.

Better: Improved LCP from 3.8 s to 1.9 s on product pages through code splitting and image optimisation.

Weaker: Building components.

Better: A component library meeting WCAG 2.1 AA, used by 4 teams.

Skills worth listing

Group technologies: languages, frameworks, testing, tools. List the ones you have really worked with, because the technical interview will include questions about each of them.

Professional skills

JavaScript, TypeScript
React, Next.js or Vue, Angular
Semantic HTML, CSS, Tailwind
Unit and end-to-end testing
Performance, Core Web Vitals, accessibility
Git, CI/CD, Docker basics

Personal skills

Working with designers and the backend
Code review and sharing knowledge
Solving problems independently
Communicating in English in the team
Care for code quality

Junior CV with no commercial experience

Instead of experience, show projects: 2 or 3 applications with a working demo and code on GitHub. Describe what the application does, which technologies you used and what took the most work.

Add a bootcamp or degree, an internship, hackathons and open source contributions. If you are changing careers, briefly say what from your previous job will help in IT, for example client contact or data analysis.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

Check the stack in the job ad and order your skills so the required technologies come first. A product company values impact on the product and quality, a software house fast onboarding into different projects, and e-commerce performance and conversion. Applicant tracking systems look for exact technology names, so write them as they appear in the ad.

GitHub and a portfolio on a developer CV

Put the links next to your contact details so they are visible straight away.
Pin your best repositories on GitHub with a clear description and setup instructions.
Add working demos of your projects: recruiters rarely download code.
Do not publish your employer's or clients' code without permission.

The most common mistakes on a frontend developer CV

A list of dozens of technologies with no indication of your strongest.
Skill bars and stars instead of specifics.
No GitHub or portfolio link on a junior CV.
Project descriptions with no results and no mention of your role in the team.
A CV only in Polish when applying to a foreign company.

Questions and answers

What should a frontend developer put on a CV?

Level and years of experience, the tech stack, projects with results, testing and tools, links to GitHub and a portfolio, and English.

Should a developer CV be in English?

At many IT companies yes, because teams work in English. If the job ad is in Polish, send the Polish version, but have the English one ready.

How many pages should a developer CV have?

One page for a junior, two at most with longer experience. You can describe older roles more briefly.

Create a frontend developer CV in the builder

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