Resume Skills Examples by Role (Copy-Paste Ready)

Copy-paste Skills sections for 20+ roles, all designed to pass ATS checks at 80%+ on a typical JD for the role. Edit to match your own experience - don't list skills you don't have.

Structure rule

Every Skills section below follows a 4-category pattern: one row each for Languages, Frameworks/Libraries, Infrastructure/Data, and Tools. This beats a 40-term comma-separated blob by 5-10 ATS score points.

Software engineer (backend)

• Languages: Python, Go, TypeScript, SQL
• Frameworks: FastAPI, gRPC, Express, NestJS
• Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, RDS, Lambda), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
• Tools: Git, GitHub Actions, Datadog, PagerDuty

Software engineer (frontend)

• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Frameworks: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI
• State/data: Zustand, TanStack Query, tRPC
• Tools: Figma, Storybook, Playwright, Vercel

Software engineer (full-stack)

• Languages: TypeScript, Python, SQL
• Frameworks: Next.js, tRPC, FastAPI, React
• Infrastructure: AWS, Vercel, Postgres, Redis, Docker
• Tools: Git, GitHub Actions, Sentry, Datadog

DevOps / SRE

• Languages: Go, Python, Bash
• Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, RDS, S3, IAM), Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, PagerDuty

Data analyst

• Languages: SQL, Python, R
• Libraries: pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn
• Data stack: Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Tableau, Looker
• Tools: Excel, Git, Amplitude, Mixpanel

Data scientist

• Languages: Python, SQL, R
• ML: scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, TensorFlow
• Data stack: Snowflake, dbt, Spark, Airflow, feature stores
• Tools: Jupyter, MLflow, Weights & Biases, Git

Product manager

• Product: Roadmapping, PRD authoring, OKRs, discovery, A/B testing
• Analytics: Amplitude, Mixpanel, Heap, SQL, Looker
• Collaboration: Figma, Notion, Linear, Slack
• Research: User interviews, UserTesting, Maze, usability studies

Designer (UX / product)

• Design: Figma, FigJam, design systems, prototyping
• Research: Usability testing, user interviews, UserTesting, Maze
• Process: Cross-functional collaboration, design critiques, handoff workflows
• Accessibility: WCAG 2.1, ARIA, semantic HTML, screen reader testing

Marketing (growth / performance)

• Paid: Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, retargeting, attribution
• Analytics: GA4, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Looker, SQL
• Experimentation: A/B testing, multivariate testing, Statsig, Optimizely
• Tools: HubSpot, Google Tag Manager, Figma, Notion

Marketing (content / SEO)

• SEO: On-page, technical SEO, keyword research, link building
• Tools: Ahrefs, Semrush, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog
• Content: Editorial calendars, content briefs, CMS (HubSpot, WordPress, Contentful)
• Analytics: GA4, Looker, SQL

Sales (AE / BDR)

• Process: MEDDIC, SPIN, BANT, Challenger, discovery, demos, closing
• Tools: Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Gong, Apollo
• Outbound: Cold email, cold calls, LinkedIn prospecting, account mapping
• Analytics: Forecasting, pipeline management, Salesforce reporting

Customer success

• Process: Onboarding, QBRs, renewal management, expansion, health scoring
• Tools: Gainsight, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, Intercom
• Analytics: NRR, GRR, churn analysis, usage metrics, SQL
• Collaboration: Cross-functional with product, sales, support

How to use

Pick the row matching your role. Edit the specific tools to match your actual experience. Delete anything you don't know. Then run your full resume through the ATS resume checker against a real JD - most people see a 3-8 point score lift just from restructuring the skills section this way.