Free ATS Resume Templates
Crafted to pass applicant tracking systems (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo). Select your role to customize with AI in 60 seconds.
Software Engineer
Engineering · Junior to Senior
Full-stack and backend software engineering template focusing on scalable system design, API performance, CI/CD pipelines, and modern stack (TypeScript, Python, React, Go).
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Data Analyst & Scientist
Data & AI · Entry to Lead
Tailored for SQL querying, Power BI/Tableau dashboarding, statistical modeling, ETL pipelines, and business impact metrics.
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Product Manager
Product & Management · Associate to Director
Designed to highlight customer discovery, roadmapping, PRD authoring, cross-functional engineering leadership, and North Star metric growth.
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DevOps & Cloud Engineer
Infrastructure · Mid to Senior
Emphasizes cloud architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Kubernetes orchestration, zero-downtime deployments, and uptime SLAs.
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UI/UX & Product Designer
Design · All Levels
Showcases design system architecture, Figma wireframing, usability testing metrics, accessibility compliance, and developer handoff.
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Fresher / College Graduate
Early Career · Entry Level / 0-1 Year
Optimized for fresh graduates and career switchers without extensive formal work history. Highlights personal projects, hackathons, academic excellence, and core CS fundamentals.
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Regional Resume Standards: What to Include by Country
Submitting the wrong format can cause automatic rejection by applicant tracking systems or recruiters. Here is how expectations differ across international job markets:
- • Photo: Optional (not recommended for tech).
- • Notice Period: Essential to state upfront (e.g. “Immediate” or “30 Days”).
- • Key Focus: Tech stack depth, project links, GitHub, and quantified team impact.
- • Visa Status: Crucial (state “Visit Visa”, “Golden Visa”, or “Requires Sponsorship”).
- • Location: Mention current city (e.g. “Dubai” or “Relocating from India”).
- • Photo: Accepted in corporate/hospitality, optional for tech.
- • Photo: Strictly prohibited (under UK Equality Act 2010).
- • Personal Details: No age, marital status, or nationality to avoid bias.
- • Key Focus: Professional summary, career timeline, and transferable skills.
- • Photo: Strictly forbidden (automatic rejection by EEOC rules).
- • Personal Details: No date of birth, photo, or home address.
- • Key Focus: Metrics-first bullet points (“XYZ formula: Accomplished [X] by doing [Y], resulting in [Z]”).
Why ATS-Friendly Formatting Matters
Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies and modern tech startups utilize Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to filter candidate resumes before a human recruiter ever reads them. Resumes with multi-column tables, text boxes, non-standard fonts, or graphics often fail parsing algorithms, resulting in immediate rejection.
Every template on DecaJobs is engineered specifically to comply with parsing standards:
- Standard Hierarchy: Clear H1 and H2 structures for Experience, Education, and Skills.
- Machine-Readable Dates: Consistent ISO month/year notations.
- Action-Driven Bullets: Quantified achievements (e.g. “Reduced latency by 40%”) that score high in semantic matching.
- Direct Integration with Daily 10 Jobs: Once built, match your resume against live openings in your daily digest.