Frontend developer CV: example and template

This example is for frontend developers who build large web applications, for example in Angular and TypeScript, at banks, product companies and software houses.

The team lead wants to see what interfaces you built, for how many users and how you looked after performance, accessibility and code quality. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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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.

Oliwia Czarnecka

Angular frontend developer

Lodz, remote work +48 123 456 789 oliwia.czarnecka@example.com github.com/oczarnecka

Professional profile

Frontend developer with 5 years of experience in Angular and TypeScript. I build business applications for a bank and insurers, develop a component library and look after accessibility. I halved the loading time of the main application.

Work experience

Frontend developer

05.2021 - present

Financial software company, Lodz

Developing an application for bank advisers used by 3,000 people a day.
A shared component library used by 5 teams.
Cutting the application loading time from 6 to 3 seconds with lazy-loaded modules.
Improving accessibility to WCAG 2.1 level AA.
Unit and end-to-end tests, code reviews.

Junior frontend developer

08.2019 - 04.2021

Software house, Lodz

Developing admin panels in Angular for logistics clients.
Integrating with REST APIs and handling forms.
Working in Scrum with UX designers.

Education

Computer science, engineering degree

2015 - 2019

Lodz University of Technology

Skills

Angular, TypeScript, RxJS
HTML, CSS, SCSS
Component libraries
WCAG accessibility
Testing: Jest, Cypress
Application performance

Training

Digital accessibility training, 2022
Advanced RxJS course, 2021

Languages

English: B2

Additional information

Portfolio and repositories on GitHub

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How to write a frontend developer CV

Professional summary

Give your framework, years of experience, the type of applications and their users. Add an area you are strong in, such as performance, accessibility or component libraries.

Junior frontend developer after a course and an internship at a software house. I build interfaces in Angular and TypeScript, write unit tests and work with Git. My projects are on GitHub.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the applications, their users and your contribution. Numbers such as loading time, number of users or teams using your components say more than a list of libraries.

Weaker: Building views.

Better: Developing an application for bank advisers used by 3,000 people a day.

Weaker: Optimisation.

Better: Cutting the application loading time from 6 to 3 seconds with lazy-loaded modules.

Weaker: Components.

Better: A shared component library used by 5 teams.

Skills worth listing

Group your technologies: framework, languages, styling, testing, tools. Add accessibility and performance, because more and more companies ask about them.

Professional skills

Frontend framework
TypeScript
HTML and CSS
Accessibility
Unit and end-to-end testing
Performance and build tools

Personal skills

Working with UX and backend
Attention to detail
Communication
Sharing knowledge
Thinking about the user

Training and portfolio

List training in frameworks, accessibility and performance. A portfolio or repositories with working examples are particularly important in frontend, because they show the quality of your interfaces.

Junior frontend developer CV

Describe 2 or 3 applications: what they do, what features they have and what was difficult. Add links to a live version and to the code.

Show the basics: semantic HTML, responsive design, Git and testing. For many recruiters this matters more than knowing many libraries.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A bank looks for experience with large applications and accessibility, a software house for quickly joining projects, and a product company for care about performance and UX. Order your technologies as in the job ad.

The most common mistakes on a frontend developer CV

A list of libraries without applications and results.
No link to a portfolio or code.
Leaving out accessibility and performance.
An overly decorative CV layout that an ATS cannot read.
Technologies known only by name.
No English level.

Questions and answers

What should a frontend developer put on a CV?

Framework, TypeScript, the type of applications and users, results, testing, accessibility, performance, a portfolio link and English.

Should a frontend developer's CV be graphic?

It does not have to be. A clear CV that an ATS can read is safer. Show your design skills in a portfolio.

How do I show a junior frontend developer's skills?

Through 2 or 3 working applications with links to the code and a description of features and challenges.

Is accessibility worth putting on a CV?

Yes. More and more companies must meet accessibility requirements, so WCAG experience is a plus.

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