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Software architect CV: example and template

This example is for software and solution architects at product companies, banks, online retail and software houses, and for senior developers and tech leads who want to move into architecture.

The employer wants to know which systems you design, which decisions you make and why, how you look after performance and security and how you work with teams. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: software architect

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.

Piotr Wasilewski

Software architect

Gdansk +48 123 456 789 piotr.wasilewski@example.com

Professional profile

Software architect with 14 years in IT, the last 4 at a product company with a booking platform for 3 million users. I design the architecture of 40 services, event-driven communication, cloud solutions and standards for 7 teams. After splitting the monolith into services, the time to deploy changes fell from 2 weeks to 1 day, and infrastructure cost fell by 22%.

Work experience

Software architect

03.2022 - present

Product company, booking platform, Gdansk

  • The architecture of 40 services and event-driven communication with a message queue.
  • Splitting the monolith into services, deployment time from 2 weeks to 1 day.
  • Cloud solutions and infrastructure cost down 22%.
  • An architecture decision record and design reviews with 7 teams.
  • Performance and security at a peak of 12,000 requests per second.

Senior developer, tech lead

05.2012 - 02.2022

Software house, Gdansk

  • Systems in Java and Kotlin for retail and logistics clients.
  • Leading a team of 6 developers.
  • Code reviews and standards.

Education

Master's degree, computer science

2007 - 2012

Gdansk University of Technology

Skills

  • Designing system architecture
  • Microservices and event-driven communication
  • Cloud and infrastructure costs
  • Performance and scaling
  • Application security
  • Java, Kotlin and databases

Certificates

  • Cloud solutions architect certificate, 2023
  • Distributed systems architecture training, 2021
  • Application security training, 2022

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Talks at industry conferences

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How to write a software architect CV

Professional summary

Write which systems you design, at what scale, with how many teams and in which technologies. Add results, for example faster deployments or lower costs. The employer is looking for someone who makes good technical decisions, can justify them and win teams over.

Senior developer and tech lead with 9 years of experience at a software house. I build systems in Java and Kotlin, lead a team of 6 and run code reviews. I am looking for work as a software architect.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the systems, scale, decisions, technologies, performance, security and work with teams. Show results in numbers. Add decisions that later had to change and what the team learnt from them.

Weaker: Designing architecture.

Better: The architecture of 40 services and event-driven communication with a message queue.

Weaker: Changes.

Better: Splitting the monolith into services, deployment time from 2 weeks to 1 day.

Weaker: Costs.

Better: Cloud solutions and infrastructure cost down 22%.

Skills worth listing

List architecture, patterns, the cloud, performance, security and technologies. In your soft skills show persuasion, long-term thinking and teaching others.

Professional skills

  • System architecture
  • Microservices
  • Cloud
  • Performance
  • Security
  • Java and Kotlin

Personal skills

  • Persuasion
  • Long-term thinking
  • Teaching others
  • Communication
  • Decisiveness

Certificates

List cloud certificates and training in architecture and security. Talks and technical publications are also worth giving.

How to become a software architect

Most people move up from senior developer or tech lead. On your CV show the technical decisions you are already responsible for.

Add the design reviews and standards you introduce. An architect works with many teams, not just one.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A product company looks for scale and speed of change, a bank for security and integrations, and a software house for designing for many clients. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a software architect CV

Questions and answers

What should a software architect put on a CV?

Systems, scale, decisions, technologies, performance, security, work with teams, results and certificates.

Which results are worth giving?

Faster deployments, lower costs, better performance and fewer outages.

Does an architect still code?

Often yes, at least for prototypes and code reviews. Say how much you code.

How does a software architect differ from a cloud architect?

A cloud architect designs cloud infrastructure, and a software architect the structure of applications and how their parts communicate.

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