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Backend Developer resume example

Backend developers build the servers, databases and APIs that power applications behind the scenes.

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You start with the structure and wording style. Your name, companies, dates and numbers are left as [placeholders] for you to fill in.

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Rohit Nair

Hyderabad, Telangana · +91 90000 00103 · [email protected]

Summary

Backend developer with 5 years of experience in Node.js and Python, building APIs and data pipelines that serve millions of requests. Strong with databases, caching and keeping services observable and reliable.

Experience

Senior Backend Developer, Orbit Logistics

Hyderabad · Apr 2023 to Present

Designed a Node.js shipment-tracking API serving 3 million requests a day with p95 latency under 200 ms.
Reduced database load by 55% by introducing Redis caching and query indexes.
Implemented rate limiting and API authentication that blocked 98% of abusive traffic.
Led a team of 4 developers and ran weekly design reviews.

Backend Developer, Zenith Software

Hyderabad · Jul 2020 to Mar 2023

Built Python services and Celery workers that process 500,000 background jobs daily.
Migrated a monolith to 5 microservices with zero downtime during the cutover.
Added monitoring dashboards and alerts that cut mean time to detect incidents from 40 minutes to 8.

Education

B.Tech, Computer Science, Deccan Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (2016 to 2020) · CGPA 8.5/10

Skills

Node.js · Python · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · REST APIs · Microservices · Docker · AWS · Kafka · System design · CI/CD

This is a made-up example. The person, companies, colleges and numbers are fictional. Do not copy them: use the structure and write about your own real work.

What recruiters look for

Scale and reliability numbers: requests per day, latency, uptime, jobs processed.
Database and caching skills named explicitly, with what you improved.
Evidence you can lead or mentor if the role is senior.

Mistakes to avoid

Saying “built APIs” with no scale or outcome. Add traffic, speed or cost numbers.
Mixing 15 languages together. Group skills so the main ones stand out.
Skipping monitoring and testing: recruiters look for people who run what they build.

Questions

Do I need to list every database I have used?

No. Keep the ones you could talk about for ten minutes. A focused list reads as stronger than a long one.

How do I show system design experience?

Describe one or two designs with the problem, your choice and the result, for example “moved a monolith to five services with zero downtime”.