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Front-End Developer resume example

A front-end resume has to prove taste and engineering at once. Show the products you shipped, the users they reached and the measurable improvements, load time, accessibility, conversion, then list frameworks plainly. Link a portfolio, because for this role people will click.

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Front-End Developer resume summary example

Front-end developer with 5 years building fast, accessible web apps in React and TypeScript. Rebuilt the Northshore storefront to a 98 Lighthouse score and a 14% lift in mobile conversion. Comfortable from design tokens to build tooling, and I care about the details users notice.

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Experience bullet examples for a Front-End developer

  • Rebuilt the storefront in Next.js with server components, cutting Largest Contentful Paint from 4.1 s to 1.3 s
  • Lifted mobile checkout conversion by 14% through an A/B-tested redesign of the cart and address forms
  • Built a design system of 60+ accessible React components, now used by 4 product teams
  • Brought the app to WCAG 2.2 AA, resolving 230 audit issues and passing an external accessibility review
  • Delivered 18 client sites and web apps in React, Vue and WordPress, on time for 17 of 18 launches
  • Introduced Storybook and visual regression tests, cutting UI bugs reported by clients by about half
  • Optimised image pipelines and caching, reducing average page weight by 61%

Each bullet starts with an action verb and ends with a result. That is what separates an achievement from a job description.

Skills for a Front-End developer resume

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsJavaScript (ES2023)HTML & CSSTailwind CSSAccessibility (WCAG)JestPlaywrightStorybookWeb performanceFigma

Keywords that appear in Front-End developer job postings

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the posting. These terms recur in real Front-End developer listings, use the ones that are true for you, in the posting’s own wording.

ReactJavaScriptTypeScriptresponsive designaccessibilityRESTGraphQLunit testingperformance optimizationcross-browserdesign systemsGit

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Tips for writing a Front-End developer resume

  1. Put your portfolio link in the header and make sure it loads fast, it is your work sample.
  2. Performance and accessibility results are rare on front-end resumes and stand out: Lighthouse scores, Core Web Vitals, WCAG level.
  3. Group skills by type (languages, frameworks, testing, tools) if you list more than about twelve.

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What skills should I put on a Front-End developer resume?

List the specific skills the job posting asks for that you genuinely have. For Front-End developer roles, common ones include React, TypeScript, Next.js, JavaScript (ES2023), HTML & CSS, Tailwind CSS, Accessibility (WCAG), Jest.

How long should a Front-End developer resume be?

One page for most candidates. Two pages only if you have many years of directly relevant experience and every line earns its place.

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