Real rewrite example
John is a 6-year software engineer from Singapore targeting FAANG and global remote roles. This is his actual resume — before and after Nuvo rewrote it.
Before Nuvo
JOHN TAN
Singapore · john.tan@gmail.com · +65 9123 4567
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced software engineer with background in backend development.
Looking for opportunities in international companies.
EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer — ABC Tech, Singapore (2020 – 2024)
• Worked on the company's backend systems
• Helped improve system performance
• Did code reviews and team meetings
• Fixed bugs in production
• Worked with databases
Junior Developer — XYZ Solutions (2018 – 2020)
• Developed features for the web application
• Assisted senior developers
• Wrote documentation
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Computing — National University of Singapore (2018)
SKILLS
Java, Python, MySQL, Git, REST APIs
After Nuvo
JOHN TAN
Singapore · john.tan@gmail.com · +65 9123 4567 · linkedin.com/in/johntan
EXPERIENCE
Senior Software Engineer — ABC Tech, Singapore (2020 – 2024)
• Redesigned core payment processing service from monolith to microservices,
reducing transaction latency by 45% and supporting 3× growth to 2M+ daily transactions
• Led a team of 4 engineers to migrate legacy MySQL schema to PostgreSQL,
cutting query time by 60% and eliminating 3 hours of weekly downtime
• Drove adoption of automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions + Kubernetes),
reducing deployment time from 2 hours to 8 minutes
• Resolved 120+ production incidents with <15-minute MTTR; introduced
structured post-mortems that reduced repeat incidents by 70%
Software Engineer — XYZ Solutions (2018 – 2020)
• Delivered 8 product features end-to-end for a B2B SaaS platform with 50k+ users,
contributing directly to a 22% increase in user retention
• Built RESTful API integrations with 3 third-party payment providers,
enabling expansion into 5 new Southeast Asian markets
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Computing, Computer Science — National University of Singapore (2018)
Dean's List · GPA 3.8/4.0
SKILLS
Java · Python · Go · PostgreSQL · Redis · Kubernetes · GitHub Actions · REST APIs · gRPC
Generic bullets → Quantified impact
Before
"Helped improve system performance"
After
"Reduced transaction latency by 45%, supporting 3× growth to 2M+ daily transactions"
Why: Recruiters scan for numbers. Without them, your bullets read identically to every other engineer's.
Passive language → Strong action verbs
Before
"Worked on backend systems" / "Did code reviews"
After
"Redesigned core payment service" / "Led a team of 4 engineers"
Why: Every bullet should start with a past-tense action verb that shows leadership, not participation.
Vague summary removed
Before
"Looking for opportunities in international companies"
After
Removed entirely — replaced with evidence
Why: Objective statements tell recruiters nothing they can't see from the rest of the resume. Use that space for an extra bullet instead.
Skills section upgraded
Before
"Java, Python, MySQL, Git, REST APIs"
After
"Java · Python · Go · PostgreSQL · Redis · Kubernetes · GitHub Actions · REST APIs · gRPC"
Why: ATS systems keyword-match. Missing modern stack terms (Redis, Kubernetes, CI/CD) means getting filtered out before a human sees your resume.
Education fleshed out
Before
Bare degree and university, no distinction
After
Added Dean's List and GPA — proof of calibre that many engineers leave out
Why: Dean's List is a tier-1 signal for FAANG screening. If you have it and don't list it, you're leaving a free "yes" on the table.
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