A frontend CV should highlight product impact, performance, accessibility, and reliable delivery (not just “built UI”).
This guide gives you frontend-focused bullet packs and an ATS-friendly structure.
See the general guide: IT CV template (Romania).
TL;DR
- Put outcomes first: UX, performance (LCP/CLS), consistency, fewer regressions.
- Show stack + what you shipped with it.
- Keep bullets specific and verifiable.
Quick checklist
- Clear headline: “Frontend Engineer (React)” / “Frontend Developer (Vue)”.
- 3–6 strong bullets for your latest role: performance, UX/a11y, components, testing.
- 1–2 clean links (especially for junior roles): demo, portfolio, GitHub.
Recommended structure (Frontend)
- Header + links
- Summary (2–4 lines: what UIs you build + stack)
- Experience (product outcomes)
- Selected projects (optional)
- Skills (Languages, Frameworks, Tooling, Testing)
- Education (short)
What a good frontend bullet looks like
Action + context (screen/flow) + stack + outcome (metric or verifiable signal).
Examples:
- “Reduced bundle size by ~30% via code splitting and dependency cleanup (React + Vite), improving mobile load time.”
- “Improved accessibility (keyboard navigation, aria labels) across key screens, reducing UX issues.”
Tip: when in doubt, write the bullet as “before → after” (what changed).
Bullet library (Frontend)
Performance & Core Web Vitals
- “Improved LCP/CLS via lazy loading and image optimization, improving page performance on mobile.”
- “Reduced bundle size via code splitting and build optimizations (React/Vite), improving load time.”
- “Used virtualization/memoization to speed up rendering on a complex screen.”
- “Added performance budgets and CI checks to prevent bundle regressions.”
- “Improved perceived performance via prefetching and caching for common routes.”
UX & accessibility
- “Improved keyboard navigation and a11y labels, reducing usability issues.”
- “Standardized form validation and error states, improving clarity and reducing support tickets.”
- “Improved empty/loading/error states across flows, making edge cases clearer to users.”
Design system & components
- “Built a reusable component library and tokens, improving UI consistency and delivery speed.”
- “Migrated legacy screens to shared primitives (Button/Input/Modal), reducing duplication.”
- “Documented component usage and guidelines, reducing UI inconsistency across teams.”
State & data fetching
- “Simplified state by separating server state from UI state, reducing bugs and complexity.”
- “Improved resilience on slow networks by adding retries, caching, and better loading states.”
Testing & reliability
- “Added component and E2E tests for critical flows, reducing regressions.”
- “Reduced E2E flakiness by stabilizing selectors and test setup.”
- “Improved error monitoring by adding client-side logging around critical failures.”
Useful keywords (use only what you actually did)
- React/Vue/Angular, TypeScript
- bundling, code splitting, performance profiling
- accessibility (a11y), semantic HTML
- testing: unit/component/E2E
- design systems, tokens, component libraries
Common mistakes
- Only listing frameworks without showing outcomes.
- Describing pages/features without impact (performance, UX, clarity, reliability).
- Too many “skills” without any proof in bullets/projects.
- Copying the job description into the CV instead of showing what changed because of your work.
- Hiding your strongest work behind a long “Skills” section.
Frontend CV template
FAQ
Is a portfolio required?
Not required, but it helps—especially for junior roles. Even a small demo with a clean README can be a strong signal.
Should I include design tools (Figma, etc.)?
Only if you used them meaningfully (handoffs, specs, component work). It’s optional; outcomes matter more than tool names.
