Writing Your Resume in Markdown (With Free Template)

Most developers write resumes in Word or Google Docs. Markdown offers a better workflow: version control, easy conversion to multiple formats, and a clean editing experience.

Why Markdown for Your Resume?

Git history for your career. Every job addition and title change is committed. See exactly what changed and when.

Multiple outputs from one source. Write once, export to PDF (via Pandoc or browser print), HTML, or DOCX.

No formatting drift. No random font shifts when pasting text or opening on a different OS.

Readable as plain text. Your .md file is readable without any conversion.

The Full Resume Template

markdown
# Jane Doe

**Email:** [email protected] | **Phone:** +1 (555) 123-4567
**Location:** San Francisco, CA | **GitHub:** github.com/janedoe
**Portfolio:** janedoe.dev | **LinkedIn:** linkedin.com/in/janedoe

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## Summary

Full-stack engineer with 6 years of experience building scalable web applications. Specializes in TypeScript, React, and distributed systems. Led teams of up to 5 engineers; shipped products used by 200K+ users.

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## Experience

### Senior Software Engineer — Acme Corp
*Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, CA*

- Led migration from REST to GraphQL API, reducing average query time by 45%
- Mentored 3 junior engineers; all promoted within 18 months
- Architected real-time notification system handling 10K events/second
- **Stack:** TypeScript, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS

### Software Engineer — Beta Startup
*Jun 2020 – Dec 2022 | Remote*

- Built the company's core SaaS dashboard from scratch (0 → 50K users in 18 months)
- Reduced page load time from 8s to 1.2s through code splitting and CDN optimization
- Raised test coverage from 12% to 78%
- **Stack:** React, Python (Django), PostgreSQL, Stripe

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## Education

### B.S. Computer Science — State University
*Graduated 2018 | GPA: 3.7*

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## Skills

| Category | Technologies |
|----------|-------------|
| **Languages** | TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL |
| **Frontend** | React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS |
| **Backend** | Node.js, Express, Django, GraphQL |
| **DevOps** | AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions |

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## Projects

### MarkGenie — Open Source Markdown Editor
Free markdown editor built with Next.js 15. 5K+ monthly active users, 800+ GitHub stars.

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## Certifications

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate (2024)

Converting to PDF

Option 1: Browser Print (simplest)

1. Open your markdown in MarkGenie
2. Switch to preview mode
3. Browser → Print → Save as PDF

Option 2: Pandoc (most control)

bash
pandoc resume.md -o resume.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex \
  -V geometry:margin=0.75in \
  -V fontsize=11pt

ATS Compatibility

Markdown resumes are actually great for ATS because:

• Clean semantic structure (headings map to sections)
• No embedded images that confuse parsers
• All content is plain, searchable text

Keep one Word/PDF version for job portal uploads. Keep the markdown as your source of truth.

Versioning Your Resume

bash
git init resume
git add resume.md
git commit -m "Initial resume"

# After a new role:
git commit -m "Add Acme Corp senior engineer role"
git tag v2026-01 -m "January 2026 update"

Draft your resume in MarkGenie using the template above — live preview updates as you type.