ATS-optimized resume: FDE-framed and quantified
How to write an ATS-friendly developer resume framed as a Forward Deployed Engineer — keywords that pass the filter, quantified bullets, the 1-page rule, and the LaTeX/Markdown templates that don't break parsers.
ATS-optimized resume: FDE-framed and quantified
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What this covers
- The ATS pass-through: which fonts, columns, and headers break parsers (and which don't)
- FDE-framed bullets: outcome → customer → mechanism, with real numbers
- The 1-page rule for sub-5-year experience and the 2-page exception
- LaTeX/Typst/Markdown templates that survive Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday parsers
Why this matters for Indian devs going remote
Indian resumes hit ATS filters that US/EU candidates rarely encounter — keyword gates calibrated for missing-employer-brand verification. Combine that with the FDE framing (which puts customer/outcome first, not "tech stack") and your resume reads as senior product engineering instead of generic backend. That delta is the screen pass.
Outline
ATS pass-through rules
TODO — single column, no text in headers/footers, no icons, font choice, file format.
The FDE bullet formula
TODO — outcome → customer → mechanism; before/after examples per role type.
The 1-page rule
TODO — when 2 pages is OK, what to cut first (oldest role, education detail, projects).
Templates that don't break
TODO — LaTeX (Awesome-CV), Typst (Vercel-style), Markdown → PDF; parser test results.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Two-column resumes — Workday's parser drops the right column
- Skills sections with 40 items — reads as junior
- Vague bullets ("worked on backend services") with no numbers
Templates / examples
TODO — 3 downloadable templates (LaTeX, Typst, Markdown), 20 example FDE-framed bullets by role, and an ATS-parser test harness.
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